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Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal
BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World W...
Aug 03, 2021
Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, local police said Tuesday. Vitaly Shishov, ...
Aug 03, 2021
Hootsuite to acquire artificial intelligence chatbot company Heyday for $60 million
VANCOUVER - Social media management business Hootsuite says it has acquired artificial intelligence chatbot company Heyday. Vancouver-based Hootsuite says it agreed to pay $60 million for the company....
Aug 03, 2021
Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile
TOKYO - Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That she delivered a tense, heart-pounding ...
Aug 03, 2021
Nanaimo riders dreaming of open roads on custom-made chopper
NANAIMO - Two local riders are looking to make their riding dreams a reality.Joel Wilson and Dan Morison are in the final stages of a North America-wide contest to build a custom chopper motorcycle wi...
Aug 03, 2021
Three dead, two injured in shooting in apartment in northeastern Montreal: police
Montreal police say three people are dead and two have been injured in a shooting Monday night in the city's northeastern end. Police spokeswoman Vronique Comtois says several 911 calls were made at a...
Aug 03, 2021
Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl Grey Cup banner, with a familiar foe watching
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl their Grey Cup banner Thursday, some 620 days after earning it. Waiting to knock heads when the season-opening festivities end at IG Field are the Hamil...
Aug 03, 2021
Federal party support holds steady, pandemic homelessness : In The News for August 3.
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of August 3. What we are watching in Canada ... T...
Aug 03, 2021
Where will homelessness rise or fall? A federally funded AI has some predictions
OTTAWA - Driving into York Region on Toronto's northern border, what first stands out to most people are the large houses and vast estates that Michael Braithwaite says leaves the impression that home...
Aug 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 02, 2021