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Update: Severe thunderstorm warning ends in Brooks, thunderstorm watch still in effect in Medicine Hat
Update: Environment Canada says a severe thunderstorm warning for Brooks and surrounding area has ended. Medicine Hat remains under a thunderstorm watch. --Update: Medicine Hat is now under a severe t...
Jun 05, 2021
No shirts, pants or undies needed on bike ride, just a mask
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia bike riders won't need their shirts, pants, skirts or even underwear - just a mask. Organizers of the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride say this year's event will take pla...
Jun 05, 2021
Canada advances to final after beating Americans 4-2 at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Andrew Mangiapane continued his dominant performance at the world hockey championship with two goals, including the game winner, and Canada advanced the final with a 4-2 win over the Un...
Jun 05, 2021
Leclerc on pole for Azerbaijan after crashes halt qualifying
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Charles Leclerc has his own recipe for pole position in Formula One this season. A street circuit, an unexpectedly fast Ferrari and a crash. Leclerc won the pole for the Azerbaijan ...
Jun 05, 2021
Pope, Canadian Cardinals meet amid calls for church to act on residential schools
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis met today with two Canadian Cardinals as pressure mounts for the Catholic Church to take action and accept responsibility for the residential school system that targeted In...
Jun 05, 2021
G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes
LONDON (AP) - The world's richest countries signed a landmark global agreement Saturday to confront tax avoidance and make sure that giant tech companies pay their fair share, Britain's treasury chief...
Jun 05, 2021
Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts: experts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acceptance of an inquiry's finding that Canada committed genocide against Indigenous people could have tremendous legal impact if a court ever weighs Ottawa's ...
Jun 05, 2021
D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite pandemic
CARENTAN, France (AP) - In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles Shay. He was the only veteran attending a ceremony i...
Jun 05, 2021
COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district
MONTREAL - For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Snateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are vio...
Jun 05, 2021
Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts
VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...
Jun 05, 2021