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April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. - April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo sa...
Apr 02, 2021
US Capitol on lockdown after report of gunfire nearby
WASHINGTON - Police locked down the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon after a report of gunshots in the area. U.S. Capitol Police say all Capitol buildings were being locked down "due to an external se...
Apr 02, 2021
COVID outbreak hits Nationals; 3-game series vs. Mets off
WASHINGTON - The entire season-opening three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was called off on Friday because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the 2019 World Series champions, ...
Apr 02, 2021
MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer's All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights. M...
Apr 02, 2021
B.C. applying for stay in court ruling on auto injury claims: Eby
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Attorney General says the province is applying for a partial stay in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling about jurisdiction over motor vehicle injury disputes, pending its appeal...
Apr 02, 2021
'Real Housewives' star pleads not guilty to fraud charges
NEW YORK - A Utah woman with a star role in "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" reality show pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing her of ripping off hundreds of people in a nationwide tel...
Apr 02, 2021
COVID outbreak hits Nationals; 3-game series vs. Mets off
WASHINGTON - The entire season-opening three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was called off on Friday because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the 2019 World Series champions, ...
Apr 02, 2021
MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response Friday to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights. MLB had awarded the game to A...
Apr 02, 2021
Crew plucks passenger from chilly Salish Sea after falling off Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry
NANAIMO - A ferry crossing between Vancouver and Nanaimo turned into a late night sea rescue.BC Ferries crews were alerted to a possible person overboard on the Thursday, April 1, 8:45 p.m. sailing fr...
Apr 02, 2021
Canadians in COVID-19 hot spots face more restrictions as cases keep rising
OTTAWA - Canada's two most long-standing COVID-19 hot spots marked their second Good Friday in the COVID-19 era by either ushering in or preparing to impose new public health measures to curb resurgen...
Apr 02, 2021