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Plan would return beachfront taken from Black family in ’20s
Los Angeles County plans to return prime beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple…
Police chiefs throw support behind Biden’s civil rights pick
WASHINGTON – Dozens of police chiefs who ran some of America’s largest police forces are…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Ontario has…
Blue Jays place Hernandez on injured list due to possible COVID exposure
DUNEDIN, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the injured…
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a…
Barrick accepts reduced ownership stake in deal to restart Papua New Guinea gold mine
CALGARY – Barrick Gold Corp. says its suspended gold mine in Papua New Guinea will…
Summit and trail are renamed after Native American outcry
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – A summit of a Massachusetts mountain with a literary connection is…
Buffalo Bisons head to New Jersey to start season, opening door for Toronto Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bisons will relocate to Trenton, N.J., for the start of…
MTY Food Group profit slips amid drop in fast-food sales at malls and office towers
MONTREAL – MTY Food Group Inc. continued to grapple with the impact of the pandemic…
Mexico’s private-practice doctors left out on vaccines
MEXICO CITY – Many private-practice doctors, dentists and health care workers in Mexico are protesting…
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden released his wish list for the federal budget on Friday,…
Archeologists unearth an ancient pharaonic city in Egypt
CAIRO – Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old lost city, complete with mud brick houses,…
Visitors tiptoe through the tulips in Dutch virus test
LISSE, Netherlands – Finally, after bleak winter months of a coronavirus lockdown, springtime shoots of…
Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics
TOKYO – Japan announced Friday that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo…
Rowers return to St. John’s lake, organizers hopeful historic regatta will too
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – There will be rowers gliding across Quidi Vidi Lake in St.…
Indian forces kill 7 suspected militants in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, India – Seven suspected militants were killed and four soldiers wounded in two separate…
Toronto Raptors waive guard Patrick McCaw, a member of 2019 championship team
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have waived guard Patrick McCaw. The 25-year-old McCaw has been…
US envoy Kerry discusses climate challenges in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh – John Kerry, the special U.S. envoy on climate, said Friday that President…
UK mourns Prince Philip; leaders honour his service to queen
LONDON – World leaders and people on the street honoured Prince Philip’s life of service…
Hungary to assist Slovakia in inspection of Russian vaccine
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Slovakia’s deputy prime minister travelled to Hungary to ask for assistance in…
Corus lands deal with U.S. streamer Hulu, CEO says Canadian ad revenue rising
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment Inc. announced a distribution deal with U.S. streaming service Hulu Friday…
Maui to require 2nd virus tests for tourists, visitors
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Maui County in Hawaii will soon require second coronavirus tests for out-of-state…
Farmer finds car wedged in his truck, 2 people dead inside
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The driver of a large farm vehicle in Vermont arrived at his…
Gary Bimonte, co-owner of revered Connecticut pizzeria, dies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Gary Bimonte, a third-generation co-owner of a landmark Connecticut pizzeria that…