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Victim impact statements from Ashlee Shingoose’s family allow ‘record to be complete’: legal expert

[published_date] In an unusual move, a Manitoba court is set to hear victim impact statements from the family of Ashlee Shingoose on Friday, nearly one year after her killer's trial and sentencing. Courts do not typically allow statements to be entered into the record after sentencing has concluded, but a news release from Manitoba Court of…

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Appeals court agrees NFL can be put on trial over claims Black coaches face discrimination

[published_date] The National Football League can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league's attempt to force Flores into arbitration with commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld Judge…

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‘Knees of a 15-year-old’: Smiling soccer star Müller begins new chapter with Vancouver Whitecaps

[published_date] If Thomas Müller's offensive output on the soccer pitch can rival the charm offensive on display at his first Vancouver Whitecaps' news conference, the German legend will be worth every penny of the millions the team is shelling out to sign him.    Appearing happy and relaxed in downtown Vancouver the morning after his arrival at…

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The track and field world championships are approaching — here’s how Canadians are preparing this weekend

[published_date] This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. With the world championships in Tokyo just a month away, some of Canada's top track and field athletes will be competing in one of two international meets over the…

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‘Not a day of celebration,’ says plaintiff as payments begin for former First Nations kids in care

[published_date] The first payments to First Nations people who were harmed by the underfunding of the child welfare system on-reserve and in Yukon are going out this week, according to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).  At a news conference in Toronto on Thursday, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said the moment was a "tremendous milestone" for…

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‘Why have they let it get to this point?’: Air Canada customers deal with uncertainty of possible disruptions

[published_date] Air Canada customers are trying to remain hopeful that a possible strike involving flight attendants won't disrupt their upcoming travel plans, but they're also steeling themselves for the possibility that could happen. That's the case for Toronto's James Catt, who's supposed to be flying to Los Angeles on Saturday, with his wife and son, as…

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