B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who regularly learn about the history
Only a few members will remain in Manitoba legislature for rest of session
WINNIPEG — More of Manitoba's politicians will be working from home after the province tightened public health orders last week. A joint statement from the house leaders of the governing Progressive Conservatives, the NDP and the Manitoba Liberal Party...
Man shot, killed after striking Oklahoma deputy with vehicle
ANTLERS, Okla. (AP) — A man who struck a sheriff's deputy with his vehicle early Sunday morning following a chase in rural southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a deputy, authorities said.
Students abducted by gunmen in north central Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A large number of students were abducted Sunday and one person was killed at a school in Nigeria’s north central Niger State, a police spokesman said.
Leftist-green candidate elected mayor of Croatia’s capital
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The candidate of a leftist-green coalition easily won election Sunday as mayor of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, preliminary results showed, marking a major blow to the ruling conservatives in the European Union nation.
Survey show only 20 per cent of workers want to return to office full-time post-COVID
Canadians are in no rush to head back to the office even as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline across the country, a new survey suggests. A recent poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies has found that
EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas took a major step Sunday toward becoming the nation’s largest state where the GOP is making voting harder following the 2020 elections , with the Senate approving a bill that would empower poll watchers, create
For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, virus ‘surging’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday that his country will return to stricter lockdown measures in the face of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases that indicate the virus is “surging again” in
West Africa leaders suspend Mali from region bloc over coup
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc Sunday over what they said amounted to a coup last week, Ghana’s foreign minister said after an emergency meeting to address the political crisis in Mali.