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Chipmunks, fattened up on acorns, are driving people nuts
There were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people nuts. Their frenetic activities can be entertaining. But this summer in New England the varmints are making a nuisance...
Jul 19, 2020
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman, Lewis continually ...
Jul 19, 2020
Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. The orders aim to take a harde...
Jul 19, 2020
Umpire Rick Reed, who worked 1991 World Series, dies at 70
NEW YORK - Rick Reed, whose career as a big league umpire spanned three decades and included two All-Star games and a World Series, has died. He was 70. Reed died Thursday night. Born in Detroit, Reed...
Jul 18, 2020
Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others
JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...
Jul 18, 2020
Emergency crews on scene of tour bus rollover near Columbia Icefields area
Update (6:10 p.m.) : Alberta Health Services confirms in a tweet that multiple crews are attending a serious accident at the Columbia Ice Fields.Several people , according to AHS, are in critical and ...
Jul 18, 2020
Surging Canadian Taylor Pendrith ties for second at San Antonio Championship
SAN ANTONIO - Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith is projected to move up to third in the Korn Ferry Tour standings after his third consecutive top-three finish on Saturday. Pendrith tied for second at th...
Jul 18, 2020
Canadiens treating play-in qualifier against Penguins as a playoff series
BROSSARD, Que. - Nick Suzuki's first NHL playoff series technically isn't a playoff, but he and his Montreal Canadiens are going to treat their five-game play-in set against the Pittsburgh Penguins li...
Jul 18, 2020
Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs
TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...
Jul 18, 2020
Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan
TORONTO - The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday. While the government gave the green li...
Jul 18, 2020