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Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – When Norm Sutton was allowed to return to his home in…
Maryland seeks probe of company that failed to deliver masks
BALTIMORE – Maryland officials are seeking an investigation into a politically connected company that contracted…
RCMP investigating collision that killed one person in Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. – The RCMP say one person has died following a head-on crash in…
Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to block the Kentucky governor’s…
Arkansas boy, 11, dies after being shot in hostage situation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An 11-year-old boy who was shot after being taken hostage by…
Kim reappears in public, ending absence amid health rumours
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public…
Sun draws many out in US, Europe; Russia virus numbers grow
NEW YORK – Gorgeous spring weather across the United States and Europe on Saturday drew…
Manageable, well-behaved crowds hit NJ beach on 1st day back
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, N.J. – From the weather to the schools of dolphins and…
Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe faces challenges:experts
HALIFAX – Former Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck…
Publishers want Facebook, Google to share ad revenues amid COVID-19 declines
OTTAWA – Publishers that represent a majority of Canadian newspapers have penned an open letter…
Henry warns against ‘missteps’ as B.C. prepares to begin reopening
VICTORIA – Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging continued vigilance even as British…
Caseworker cares for Chinese couple’s baby born to surrogate
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – Katie Faust says her career as a surrogate pregnancy case manager is…
Man arrested trying to quarantine on private Disney island
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida deputies arrested a man who had been living out his quarantine…
Officials say efforts by Canadians to flatten the curve of COVID-19 are working
Canada’s top public health official struck an optimistic tone about the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday,…
Quebec designer launches mask line inspired by star skaters
MONTREAL – A Quebec fashion designer has launched a line of high-end designer masks inspired…
Mountain top: Game of Thrones actor sets deadlift record
KOPAVOGUR, Iceland – The Mountain is at the top of the deadlift world. “Game of…
Veteran forward Kelly Babstock signs with NWHL’s Toronto expansion team
TORONTO – Kelly Babstock is ready to have her name written in hockey’s history books.…
1 Houston police officer killed, 1 injured in copter crash
HOUSTON – A Houston police helicopter crashed early Saturday, killing one of the two officers…
ICE detainees refuse virus tests, damage detention centre
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A group of about 10 federal immigration detainees who refused to be…
Inmates riot at Brazil prison over no visits amid pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rioting inmates at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas…
Utqiagvik sees record low after unusually warm April
UTQIAGVIK, Alaska – The temperature in Alaska’s northernmost city of Utqiagvik reached 20 degrees below…
The week that was: Lockdowns ease, and choices are complex
Around the world, lockdowns are starting to ease as some places get coronavirus outbreaks under…
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3:55 p.m. Provincial health…
Stars deliver inspirational messages in Call to Unite event
LOS ANGELES – Director Lee Daniels talked about past drug use and urged people not…