Edmonton’s Oliver School renamed wîhkwêntôwin School
wîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends.’
Education
Apr 9
Ontario, U.S. police probe leads to Peterborough man’s arrest on child luring charges
A man was arrested and charged with child luring following an investigation by Peterborough police, OPP, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and police in Charlottesville, Va.
Crime
Jun 7, 2023
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott officially joins Republican presidential race
Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024.
U.S. News
May 19, 2023
Veteran coaches Bruce Arena, Bob Bradley face off Saturday as Revs visit Toronto
Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena face off as coaching rivals for the seventh time Saturday, the latest chapter in a relationship that stretches back some 40 years.
Sports
May 5, 2023
Driver dead after colliding with tree in Norfolk County, Ont.
OPP say emergency crews responded just after 5:30 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on Charlotteville Road 10 where a car left the road and hit a tree.
Traffic
Mar 18, 2023
Charlottesville, Va., removes Confederate statues at centre of deadly 2017 protests
The move comes after a long, winding legal fight, coupled with changes in a state law that protected war memorials had held up the removal for years.
World
Jul 10, 2021
Virginia’s controversial Robert E. Lee statue set for removal on Wednesday
The 6.4-metre tall bronze likeness of Lee on a horse sits atop a granite pedestal nearly twice that high in the grassy centre of a traffic circle on a famed Richmond street.
Politics
Sep 6, 2021
Neo-Nazis are still active on Facebook — and they’re making money
The Battle of the Nibelungs — a reference to a classic epic much loved by Nazis — is one of dozens of far-right groups that continue to leverage mainstream social media for profit.
Tech
Sep 25, 2021
At least 37 dead across 6 U.S. states from tornadoes, flash floods
A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail has left at least 37 people dead on a rampage that has stretched for days as it barrelled from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia.
Apr 17, 2011
Demand for drones at home raises fear on political right and left of a surveillance society
WASHINGTON - Thousands of drones patrolling U.S. skies?
World
Jun 19, 2012
Jury selection to begin in trial of lacrosse player accused of killing fellow player
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is set to begin in Charlottesville.
World
Feb 6, 2012
Time to say goodbye to the leap second? Countries mull ending atomic clock sync with Earth day
GENEVA - It's high noon for the humble leap second.
Jan 17, 2012
Teens who express differences with mom might also resist peer pressure: study
TORONTO - Frustrated parents who are frequently at odds with an argumentative adolescent might take heart from the findings of new research on teens, their moms and their friends.
Health
Dec 21, 2011
Video of U.S. Capitol riot offers fresh details as Trump impeachment trial continues
The House will continue with its case Thursday, with Trump's lawyers set to launch their defence by week's end.
Politics
Feb 11, 2021
Trump approvingly tweets, deletes video of supporter chanting ‘white power’
The video appeared to have been taken at The Villages, a Florida retirement community, and showed dueling demonstrations between Trump supporters and opponents.
Politics
Jun 28, 2020
Police: Human remains found; could be those of missing female US student
Searchers found human remains that could be those of a British-born University of Virginia student who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said.
Crime
Oct 20, 2014
Man seen with missing University of Virginia student being sought
A man authorities believe is the last person seen with a University of Virginia student before she disappeared is being sought on arrest warrants charging him with reckless driving.
Crime
Sep 22, 2014
Capital murder indictment returned in slaying of University of Virginia student
The man accused of abducting and killing a University of Virginia student has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial.
Crime
May 5, 2015
University of Virginia dean sues ‘Rolling Stone’ over debunked gang rape story
A University of Virginia associate dean is seeking more than $7.5 million from "Rolling Stone" magazine in a defamation lawsuit stemming from a debunked account of an alleged gang rape on campus.
World
May 12, 2015
U.S. deems Russian white supremacist group a terrorist organization, sanctions members
The move against the Russian Imperial Movement is the first time a white supremacist group has been named a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" group and comes amid doubts the administration believes extremist organizations of that type merit such sanctions.
World
Apr 6, 2020