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Toronto FC star speaks out against racist abuse of England players after Euro final
Toronto FC star Jozy Altidore added his voice Monday to the chorus decrying the racist abuse of Black England players after the European Championship final. British police are investigating abuse targ...
Jul 12, 2021
Former player unlikely to participate in Blackhawks review
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 is open to the possibility of her client participat...
Jul 12, 2021
Florida city weighs how to honor lost souls at 'holy site'
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - As crews keep searching for the last missing remains of the souls who perished in their collapsing beachfront condos nearly three weeks ago, the question is swirling across the r...
Jul 12, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will advocate for the reopening of Canada's border the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Speaking at th...
Jul 12, 2021
Biden calls Cuba 'remarkable' protests a 'call for freedom'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba "remarkable" and a "clarion call for freedom," praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and h...
Jul 12, 2021
Barry Neufeld, B.C.'s former chief electoral officer, dies after battle with cancer
VICTORIA - Elections BC has announced the death of the province's former chief electoral officer. A statement from Elections BC says it acknowledges with sadness the passing of Harold Neufeld. Neufeld...
Jul 12, 2021
Trial opens for Montreal cop charged with sexually assaulting Ontario woman
MONTREAL - A criminal trial started today in Montreal involving the first police officer to be charged following an independent investigation by Quebec's police watchdog. Roger Frchette, a Montreal po...
Jul 12, 2021
France's Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as poss...
Jul 12, 2021
Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been a...
Jul 12, 2021
Man arrested for allegedly starting fire on hillside
WEST KELOWNA - A man is facing potential charges after residents reported seeing him start a fire in West Kelowna.On Saturday, July 10, just after 8:30 p.m. RCMP were called to the 3000-block of Webbe...
Jul 12, 2021