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B.C. says no special treatment for movie stars, hockey players or cruise ships
VICTORIA – British Columbia is moving towards easing COVID-19 restrictions, but movie stars, hockey players…
Family of Guatemalan woman shot dead by border agent sues
LAREDO, Texas – The family of a 20-year-old Guatemalan woman shot dead in 2018 by…
Lives Lost: Victims of the virus, remembered for tomorrow
Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of…
Disenfranchised: Ohio says 318 ballots delivered too late
CINCINNATI – Ohio elections officials say 318 voters in Butler County won’t have their ballots…
Poll: Taiwanese distance themselves from Chinese identity
TAIPEI, Taiwan – About two-thirds of Taiwanese don’t identify as Chinese, according to a survey…
Armed man shot by deputies after fleeing traffic stop
DELTONA, Fla. – Florida deputies fatally shot an armed man Tuesday afternoon shortly after he…
Cuomo: Wear a mask to respect nurses who died to save us
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called face masks a sign of respect for others on…
Brazil cities lurch to lockdowns amid virus crisis red flags
RIO DE JANEIRO – Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and…
Virus consipracy-theory video shows challenges for big tech
CHICAGO – One by one, tech companies across Silicon Valley scrambled to take down a…
Rules for reopening hotels, gyms, attractions taking shape
CONCORD, N.H. – A panel tasked with reopening New Hampshire’s economy amid the easing threat…
Flash flooding kills 2 sisters, ages 7 and 3, in Utah canyon
SALT LAKE CITY – Two sisters aged 7 and 3 died in flash flooding that…
Democrats pass new rules that would allow virtual convention
Democrats are making new moves toward a virtual presidential nominating convention this August, with a…
Woman falls into thermal feature in closed Yellowstone park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – A woman illegally visited Yellowstone National Park while it’s closed…
Kobe Bryant’s sports academy retires “Mamba” nickname
LOS ANGELES – The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired…
Ottawa examining new, existing tools to get web giants to pay up: Guilbeault
OTTAWA – The federal heritage minister says if new tools are needed to get digital…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies shielding family from inquiries
SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday denied that he attempted during a…
Student guilty of disorderly conduct for elevator noose
URBANA, Ill. – A University of Illinois student on Tuesday pleaded guilty to misdemeanour disorderly…
Russia opposes any new US attempts at UN to punish Iran
TANZANIA, Tanzania – Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that Moscow will oppose any attempts by…
North Carolina mother leaned on faith to rebuff crowd
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – There were no weapons for Monica Shepard to use to keep a…
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order
Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes cancelled…
West Virginia doctor indicted in patient groping cases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was…
Federal hate crime charge in Missouri Islamic centre fire
O’FALLON, Mo. – A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic centre…
Police video shows chaos in Texas park as gunshots erupt
FORT WORTH, Texas – Newly-released police video of a weekend shooting in a crowded North…
Some Canadian universities say fall classes will be offered primarily online
Lingering uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting some Canadian post-secondary students to reconsider their…