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Montreal street to be renamed Atateken after Amherst's fall from grace
MONTREAL - A Montreal street named after the British general Jeffery Amherst is being renamed Atateken Street in honour of the local Indigenous population. Mayor Valerie Plante, Ghislain Pic...
Jun 21, 2019
California launches anti-illegal pot campaign
LOS ANGELES - Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal. Aiming to slow illegal pot sales that are undercutting the nation's largest licensed market, Ca...
Jun 21, 2019
Turkey's Erdogan claims ex-Egyptian president was killed
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi didn't die of natural causes, but that he was killed. During a speech in Istanbul, Erd...
Jun 21, 2019
Score a goal, shake a leg. Canada's World Cup soccer women have the music in them
PARIS - Safe to say, members of the Canadian women's soccer team have the music in them. From grooving to Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" on the team bus to flossing during an...
Jun 21, 2019
4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands - International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men - three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds - in the missile attack that ...
Jun 21, 2019
Rolling Stones return to stage, tour after Mick Jagger mends
CHICAGO - Please allow them to reintroduce themselves: The Rolling Stones are set to return to the stage. The band plays Friday night at Chicago's Soldier Field after postponing their North American t...
Jun 21, 2019
Trump moving beyond his media base for interviews
NEW YORK - With his reelection campaign officially launched, President Donald Trump is interacting with media organizations that reach beyond his base. He has booked an appearance on NBC's "Meet the P...
Jun 21, 2019
R.J. Barrett leads record-setting class of six Canadians picked in NBA draft
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - R.J. Barrett was picked third overall by the New York Knicks in the NBA draft, kicking off a record-setting night for Canadian basketball. A native of Mississauga, Ont., and a st...
Jun 21, 2019
Analysis: Trudeau-Trump Washington meeting helps end Canada's global loneliness
WASHINGTON - Canada suddenly became a little less lonely in the world after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting in Washington with President Donald Trump this week. Trudeau and Trump found a new s...
Jun 21, 2019
'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold
GENEVA - The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor, intelligence and security officers, agents of the crown prince's office. As they w...
Jun 21, 2019