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  • Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

    March 30, 2023 - 4:02 AM

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today.

  • From high flying to burnout, pot industry faces downturn five years post-legalization

    October 13, 2023 - 7:17 AM

    When Abi Roach thinks about the 20 years she spent fighting for Canada to legalize cannabis, she says pot legislation is like a clenched fist.

  • Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision

    April 06, 2022 - 2:39 PM

    WASHINGTON - Republicans are doing their best to resurrect the controversy around the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion, using it as an election-year political cudgel against Joe Biden in hopes of convincing voters that soaring gasoline prices are the U.S. president's fault.

  • Made-in-Canada cleaning robots increasingly visible amid pandemic

    September 22, 2021 - 10:54 AM

    HALIFAX - Canadians venturing out into commercial spaces for the first time since the pandemic began may spot some made-in-Canada technology whizzing around, keeping the high-traffic floors squeaky clean.

  • Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths

    November 25, 2020 - 5:42 PM

    Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago.

  • The Latest: Brazil protesters oppose vaccine mandate

    November 01, 2020 - 2:51 PM

    SAO PAULO — Protesters have gathered in Brazil’s two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a coronavirus vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro in opposition to the advice of most health professionals.

  • Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'

    May 29, 2020 - 11:58 AM

    Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.

  • Event organizers weigh 'difficult' decisions to continue amid COVID-19 fears

    March 11, 2020 - 1:12 PM

    TORONTO - The Metro Toronto Convention Centre should have been bustling Wednesday with guests at a two-day retail, marketing and technology conference, but the event's plans changed with news that a Sudbury man who visited the venue last week had contracted a novel form of coronavirus.

  • Event organizers cancel conferences, grapple with coronavirus outbreak

    February 28, 2020 - 12:16 PM

    TORONTO - Organizations across the country are cancelling conferences, fretting about whether to forge ahead with events and considering more health-conscious policies as concerns grow over the recent outbreak of a novel form of coronavirus.

  • Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

    October 18, 2019 - 12:16 PM

    Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who led two Silicon Valley giants, has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death Friday, but gave no cause. Hurd was on medical leave, which Oracle announced in September .
  • FILE PHOTO. Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
    Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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