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Endangered North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence
FREDERICTON - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear has been seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off New Brunswick. The department says the entangled ani...
Jul 17, 2023
Lawler returns to Blue Bombers, eligible to play following time on suspended list
WINNIPEG - Kenny Lawler is returning to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and is eligible to play again. The team had placed the six-foot-two, 199-pound wide receiver on the suspended list June 1. He is set t...
Jul 17, 2023
Mother says man who shot four in 31st mass killing this year needed mental help for nearly a decade
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - The 40-year-old man who shot four people in the country's 31st mass killing this year needed mental help for nearly a decade but his family and officials couldn't force him to get ...
Jul 17, 2023
Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal's population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday. The No...
Jul 17, 2023
Veteran police official Edward Caban becomes first Latino to head the NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) - Edward Caban, who joined the New York Police Department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday as police commissioner, becoming the first Lat...
Jul 17, 2023
Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement charges. Krebs left the university in 2017 amid questi...
Jul 17, 2023
1 dead and 76 injured in a bus crash on a major highway in southeastern Czech Republic
Two buses collided Monday on a Czech highway in the southeast of the country, killing one of the bus drivers and injuring 76, officials said. The regional rescue service said the accident took place n...
Jul 17, 2023
Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement charges. Krebs left the university in 2017 amid questi...
Jul 17, 2023
Layne MacGillivray wins first Rangeland Derby title at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - On the final night of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede Layne MacGillivray showed why he's the reigning World Professional Chuckwagon Association champion.MacGillivray earned his f...
Jul 17, 2023
Digital publication fights CRA finding that it does not produce 'original news'
OTTAWA - A digital publication is asking the Federal Court to review a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency that prevents it from accessing incentives for journalism. The Academic Journalism Society,...
Jul 17, 2023