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'A beautiful community:' Universities open lounges for Black students

'A beautiful community:' Universities open lounges for Black students

TORONTO — Spaces designated for students from marginalized backgrounds are spreading across Canadian universities, as officials say they are a necessary and overdue response to decades of racism on campus.
B.C. throat-slashing suspect charged with terrorism linked to Islamic State group

B.C. throat-slashing suspect charged with terrorism linked to Islamic State group

SURREY, B.C. — A suspect accused of slashing a person's throat on a bus in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday has been charged with four terrorism-related offences in an attack that left a man with life-threatening injuries.
A look at re-elected Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

A look at re-elected Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Dennis King of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservatives, who led the party to a majority government Monday night. Age: 51 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I.
Progressive Conservatives win decisive majority in Prince Edward Island

Progressive Conservatives win decisive majority in Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN — Voters in Prince Edward Island delivered a decisive majority to the incumbent Progressive Conservatives on Monday after an election campaign dominated by debate over health care.
Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

VANCOUVER — Attia Elserafy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018.
Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano

Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — A fungus that has led to some Canadian bat populations becoming endangered has been found in British Columbia.
B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis

B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will invest billions of dollars to ease a housing "crisis that is touching people in every corner of the province," Premier David Eby said.
Alberta premier says she will no longer comment on Crown prosecutor controversy

Alberta premier says she will no longer comment on Crown prosecutor controversy

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted.
UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing keystroke capture, data risks

UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing keystroke capture, data risks

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform's Chinese parent company.
Indian police identify family who died crossing illegally into U.S. from Akwesasne

Indian police identify family who died crossing illegally into U.S. from Akwesasne

The four Indian nationals whose bodies were among eight pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week had been travelling in Canada on a tourist visa, a police official from their home state said Monday.