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Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation in B.C.
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. – A luxury fishing lodge in British Columbia says it plans to…
Malawi’s new president urges all to root out corruption
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Malawi’s newly elected President Lazarus Chakwera has been inaugurated Monday in a…
Peruvian Adrian Ugarizza leaves York 9, looks to find a place to play back home
TORONTO – York 9 FC has parted ways with Peruvian forward Adrian Ugarizza, who had…
‘It’s painful,’ says N.S. MP of string of abusive calls, veiled threats
HALIFAX – A Liberal member of Parliament says she is installing a home security system…
Burundi starts taking COVID-19 seriously, begins screening
NAIROBI, Kenya – Burundi launched a campaign of mass screening for COVID-19 on Monday, indicating…
Mexico warns states against parental veto of sex ed classes
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican federal government has warned five states against proposals to allow…
Unions tell MPs that grocery workers should still have pandemic pay
OTTAWA – Union leaders who represent thousands of grocery-store workers are telling MPs there is…
Wolfpack forced to wait on whether relegation will be on the table in 2020
TORONTO – The Toronto Wolfpack, currently at the bottom of the Betfred Super League standings…
Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada: privacy commissioner
OTTAWA – The federal privacy commissioner says U.S. firm Clearview AI will stop offering its…
Prosecutors: gunmen in Mexico massacre of 27 had a target
MEXICO CITY – The gunmen who killed at least 27 people in an unregistered drug…
Tell-all book by Trump niece to be released next week
NEW YORK – A tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece that has been the…
Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life
Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part…
Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada
OTTAWA – China is threatening retaliation against Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a…
Greece: Sunken ferry to be raised after fuel leaks
ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities say the wreckage of a passenger ferry involved in an…
Jays’ McGuire fined after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct charge
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Toronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire has pleaded no contest to a…
Trudeau takes a pass on meeting this week with Trump, Lopez Obrador
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a pass on a meeting this week…
Convicted Florida killer back in Minnesota on murder charges
OWATONNA, Minn. – A Minnesota woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a woman in…
World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68
DAYTON, Ohio – The world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins died July 4 at the age of…
Police: Explosion leaves 7 dead, over 40 injured in Colombia
BOGOTA – A fuel truck fire in Colombia has left seven people dead and more…
With a view toward Iran, Israel launches spy satellite
JERUSALEM – Israel said it successfully launched a new spy satellite into space on Monday…
MPs reviewing virtual voting options to bolster COVID-19 Parliament
OTTAWA – As millions of Canadians contemplate what it will take to work long-term from…
Lac-Megantic marks seventh anniversary of 2013 rail disaster with memorial site
Seven years after a rail disaster decimated its downtown, Lac-Megantic sought Monday to honour both…
Global oil demand rebound from pandemic’s lows prompts price spike forecasts
CALGARY – Oil analysts say a rebound in the world’s hunger for oil has already…
Trading halted in Portugal energy firm amid corruption probe
LISBON, Portugal – The Lisbon stock exchange suspended trading in Portugal’s national energy provider EDP…