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New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...
Jul 08, 2019
Throwback Expos day at D.C. baseball game divides Montrealers — and Americans
MONTREAL - An Expos throwback day at the Washington Nationals' ballpark has divided Montrealers, with some cheering the vintage uniforms donned by players Saturday afternoon as an overdue homage and o...
Jul 08, 2019
Cashner solid through seven innings to lead Orioles over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Another strong outing from a Baltimore Orioles starter has handed the Toronto Blue Jays back-to-back losses against the worst team in the majors. On Saturday, it was Andrew Cashner (9-3) who...
Jul 08, 2019
B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 08, 2019
Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash
LOS ANGELES - A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid." Freeform posted an o...
Jul 08, 2019
Eric Swalwell says he's ending his 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is ending his presidential bid, becoming the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. Swalwell announced his deci...
Jul 08, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...
Jul 08, 2019
Three planes destroyed in hangar fire at Lacombe Regional Airport
LACOMBE -- Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire Sunday night that destroyed a hangar at the Lacombe Regional Airport.Jon Fromm with Lacombe Flying Club said on Facebook that no one was i...
Jul 08, 2019 A hangar fire at the Lacombe Regional Airport Sunday night destroyed three planes and caused roughly $1 million in damages but no one was hurt. (Ryan Leclerc)
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 08, 2019
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...
Jul 08, 2019