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Black woman to lead police force reeling from Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the first time, a Black woman will lead Kentucky’s Louisville Metro…
The Latest: Biden says Trump lives by ‘code of lies, greed’
MILWAUKEE – The Latest on Election 2020 (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Democratic presidential nominee…
California fire sparked by device to reveal baby’s gender
LOS ANGELES – A couple’s plan to reveal their baby’s gender went up not in…
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA – Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the…
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
WASHINGTON – At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top…
India now 2nd behind US in virus cases amid economic pain
NEW DELHI – India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country…
Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
TOLEDO, Ohio – Theme park operators who spent months installing hand sanitizing stations, figuring out…
More than 200 airlifted to safety from California wildfire
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. – More than 200 people were airlifted to safety early Sunday after…
Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky saviour: sewage
SALT LAKE CITY – Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz…
Nick Cordero, actor who died from COVID-19, to get online memorial tribute
TORONTO – A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Canadian stage icon who died from…
Sheriff: Five boats sank in Texas Trump parade, no injuries
AUSTIN, Texas – Five boats sank in a Texas lake during a nautical parade in…
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
VANCOUVER – Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon…
Harris warns suppression, interference could alter election
WASHINGTON – Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris says foreign interference, doubt cast about the election…
Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark
Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta…
27 arrested as Portland protests reach 100 consecutive days
PORTLAND, Ore. – As unrest continues in Portland amid 100 straight days of protests, authorities…
Body of slain detective gets hero’s escort to funeral home
CLEVELAND – Two fire truck ladders stretched a large American flag over a hearse that…
American family fined, returned to U.S. after allegedly violating Quarantine Act in B.C.
VANCOUVER – RCMP in British Columbia say four Americans have been fined $500 each for…
Puppy fraud is on the rise, as scammers play on pet lovers’ isolation amid pandemic
OTTAWA – The Better Business Bureau says puppy scams are a growing problem across the…
No payoff: Summer without fairs leaves farm kids heartbroken
TOLEDO, Ohio – Well before the sun rises and then again after school, Arrissa Swails…
Man who killed Const. Sarah Beckett not allowed to return to Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER – New documents from the Parole Board of Canada show Vancouver Island Mounties oppose…
Mounties issue travel reminder after U.S. boater fined for ignoring COVID-19 law
SURREY, B.C. – Foreign boaters should be careful to follow the rules ahead of the…
iN PHOTOS: Impacted by the pandemic, visual artists take refuge in their work
NEW YORK – An apple reflected on a lamp. A clock where time seemed to…
Eww! Swedish exhibit features revolting spit and poo brews
MALMO, Sweden – Desperate for a drink? There is spit-fermented wine, liquor fermented in prison…
Batch COVID testing could help with safe return to school: experts
With students and teachers preparing to return to classrooms across the country this month, experts…