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Florida sheriff bans masks for deputies with some exceptions
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A central Florida sheriff says his deputies won’t be allowed to…
Mexico sells only 1/3 of presidential jet lottery tickets
MEXICO CITY – Mexico has sold only about one-third of the lottery tickets in a…
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA – Children in British Columbia will return to classrooms two days later than originally…
College bribery scheme tipster sentenced for financial fraud
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles financier who tipped authorities to the college admissions cheating…
Judge invalidates Trump rollback of law protecting birds
NEW YORK – A U.S. judge in New York has invalidated rule changes put in…
Hawaii teacher arrested for violating traveller quarantine
HONOLULU – A Hawaii high school teacher was arrested for violating the 14-day traveller quarantine…
75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
TOKYO – Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million…
Tusayan mayor seeking third two-year term apparently ousted
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A woman who has long opposed massive development in Tusayan on the…
Bailey helps Islanders rally to beat Capitals 4-2 in Game 1
TORONTO – Islanders coach Barry Trotz isn’t surprised the Washington Capitals, his former team, is…
Warlord’s release from US prison ups tension with Colombia
MIAMI – A last-minute battle is unfolding over the fate of a former paramilitary warlord…
Simon Fraser University drops the ‘Clan’ as sports team name
VANCOUVER – Varsity sports teams at Simon Fraser University will soon have a new name…
St. Paul’s Hospital land sold to Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion
VANCOUVER – Providence Health Care says the St. Paul’s Hospital site in Vancouver has been…
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to…
Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1
TORONTO – After being told to come back the next morning because another game lasted…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 12
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:36 p.m. on Aug.…
QAnon-supporting candidate unrepentant despite GOP criticism
ATLANTA – Political newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene was mocked as a supporter of QAnon conspiracies…
Virus testing site begins operating on U.S.-Mexico border
San Diego County started operating a coronavirus testing site Wednesday at the U.S.-Mexico border, believed…
B.C. hiring 500 people to help with COVID contact tracing
VICTORIA – British Columbia is hiring 500 health-care professionals to help with its COVID-19 contact…
Let it flow: Trump administration eases showerhead rules
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let…
‘I don’t remember:’ Man accused of killing Alberta doctor makes court appearance
RED DEER, Alta. – A man accused of killing a family doctor at a walk-in…
Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS – Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to try four fired Minneapolis police officers…
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies to get body-worn cameras
Los Angeles County deputies, who make up the largest sheriff’s department in the nation, will…
Can Trump aide Meadows move from deal breaker to deal-maker?
WASHINGTON – Mark Meadows dropped to a knee in then-Speaker John Boehner’s office, the still-new…
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment
VANCOUVER – A labour arbitrator in British Columbia says two long-time paramedics should be fired…