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South African choir adapts to COVID-19 by making new music
MOUTSE VALLEY, South Africa - The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of "America's Got Talent," but that's where the members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themse...
Jun 19, 2020
Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections
WASHINGTON - Undeterred by this week's Supreme Court ruling, President Donald Trump said Friday he will renew his effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the...
Jun 19, 2020
Feds invite comment on information law amid concerns about pandemic slowdowns
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is inviting Canadians to say what they think of the federal law that allows the public to request information from federal departments and agencies. But ...
Jun 19, 2020
China charges two Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING - China has charged two detained Canadians with spying, escalating tensions between the two countries following the arrest in Vancouver 18 months ago of a senior Huawei executiv...
Jun 19, 2020
China charges two Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING - China has charged two detained Canadians with spying, escalating tensions between the two countries following the arrest in Vancouver 18 months ago of a senior Huawei executiv...
Jun 19, 2020
Pandemic erases Quebec's projected surplus, throws province into $15-billion deficit
Quebec is projecting a $15-billion deficit for the current fiscal year, three months after Finance Minister Eric Girard forecast a surplus of nearly $3 billion. Girard's economic update, released toda...
Jun 19, 2020
Toronto FC's Justin Morrow heads up newly formed Black Players Coalition of MLS
Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow is heading up the newly formed Black Players Coalition of MLS, aimed at addressing racial inequality in the league and positively impacting Black communities across C...
Jun 19, 2020
Tribes turn to musicians to raise kids' awareness of COVID
PABLO, Mont. - The scene is the pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 93 in Pablo. In the midst of a gaggle of dancing children, a young hip-hop artist raps out a serious message: "I pull my mask up to ...
Jun 19, 2020
Parksville celebrates 75th birthday with low-key festivities
PARKSVILLE - It won't be the celebration residents wanted, however Friday is a major milestone for the city of Parksville. June 19 marks 75 years since Parksville was officially made a village by the ...
Jun 19, 2020
Juneteenth in Tulsa: freedom still a distant, delayed dream for Black America
TULSA, Okla. - Black Americans are gathering today to mark the anniversary of an emancipation that came two and a half years late - liberty that many say feels like it never came at all. It's bee...
Jun 19, 2020