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Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria. RCMP say in a release that seven of the people they arrested Saturday were in violatio...
Jun 20, 2021

McGuire hits 3 doubles as Ryu, Blue Jays beat Orioles 7-4
BALTIMORE (AP) - Reese McGuire had three doubles during a four-hit performance, leading Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Sunday. Toronto, which snapped a five-game...
Jun 20, 2021

Far right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote
PARIS (AP) - Marine Le Pen's far-right party stumbled, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists crashed and incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections Sunday tha...
Jun 20, 2021

Body of fourth tuber has been found in North Carolina river
EDEN, N.C. (AP) - The body of a fourth tuber has been found in a North Carolina river following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam, local officials said Sunday...
Jun 20, 2021

Ducharme feels 'helpless' watching Habs from home after positive COVID-19 test
MONTREAL - Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach - hours after testing positive for COVID-19 - was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the S...
Jun 20, 2021

Urgent reforms needed to military justice system to protect misconduct victims: Fish
OTTAWA - A retired Supreme Court judge is calling for urgent reforms to Canada's military justice system to prevent victims of misconduct, sexual and otherwise, from continuing to suffer. Morris Fish ...
Jun 20, 2021

F1 leader Verstappen wins French GP ahead of rival Hamilton
LE CASTELLET, France (AP) - Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap to win the French Grand Prix and extend his lead over his title rival to 12 po...
Jun 20, 2021

'Life-changing': Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it
Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. "This is the best day of my life!" then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother...
Jun 20, 2021

Official: Crash, "likely" due to storm, kills 10 in Alabama
ATLANTA (AP) - An official tells local media that 10 people - including nine children - are dead after a two-vehicle crash in storm-drenched Alabama. Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock says did not r...
Jun 20, 2021

Iqaluit police body camera pilot project wraps; concerns remain over accountability
IQALUIT - A pilot project in which Mounties in Nunavut's capital wore small black recording devices on their chests has wrapped up even as concerns remain about whether wearing body cameras does anyth...
Jun 20, 2021