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Chief: Bomb squad caused Los Angeles fireworks explosion
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion th...
Jul 19, 2021
New chief selected for Capitol Police after 1/6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which p...
Jul 19, 2021
Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021
CBC's Tokyo Olympics coverage will be available on Amazon Prime Video
TORONTO - CBC coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be available live and on-demand on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon says the newly announced partnership in Canada marks the first time Prime Video will str...
Jul 19, 2021
Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 25 in Baghdad market
BAGHDAD (AP) - A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi security officials said. The attack took pla...
Jul 19, 2021
Largest fire grows, force evacuation of wildlife station
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The nation's largest wildfire torched more dry forest in Oregon and forced the evacuation of a wildlife research station Monday as firefighters had to retreat from the flames for...
Jul 19, 2021
Commemoration held for Indigenous children who disappeared in Quebec hospitals
MONTREAL - Members of the Atikamekw nation are holding four days of commemorations for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals. A ceremony on the traditional terri...
Jul 19, 2021
Muslim council issues recommendations ahead of national Islamophobia summit this week
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has released a lengthy list of policy recommendations for elected officials ahead of a national summit on Islamophobia this week.The organization is holding ev...
Jul 19, 2021
As Alberta emerges from the pandemic, restaurants struggling to hire enough staff
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "A lot of these places are stretched extraordinarily thin."Jeff Jamieson, a board member of the Alberta Hospitality Association (AHA) and a local restaurant owner in Calgary, says mos...
Jul 19, 2021
NewsAlert: Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021