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California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can co...
Jun 24, 2020
Twins with a twist born in Victoria after mom has many miscarriages
VICTORIA - Margo and Ian Sheldon tried to have a baby for six years, enduring the pain of multiple miscarriages and a full-term still birth. Last week, four days apart, their two babies arrived. The n...
Jun 24, 2020
Twins with a twist born in Victoria after mom has many miscarriages
VICTORIA - Margo and Ian Sheldon tried to have a baby for six years, enduring the pain of multiple miscarriages and a full-term still birth. Last week, four days apart, their two babies arrived. The n...
Jun 24, 2020
Tucson police chief offers resignation after man's death
PHOENIX - The Tucson, Arizona, police chief on Wednesday offered his resignation two months after a 27-year-old man died while handcuffed and placed face-down, resulting in the resignation of three of...
Jun 24, 2020
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA - Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while running in a suburban neighbourhood near Georgia's coast. Prosecutor Joye...
Jun 24, 2020
Provincial amateur golf championships go ahead with COVID-19 safety protocols
As each provincial golf association has planned its respective amateur championships, organizers have had to take a back-to-basics approach to keep players, officials, and volunteers safe from COVID-1...
Jun 24, 2020
Possible dog poisonings in Parksville under police investigation
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP say they're investigating several incidents in recent weeks of dogs being poisoned in Parksville. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told NanaimoNewsNOW police responded to a potentia...
Jun 24, 2020
Liverpool on brink of title after beating Crystal Palace 4-0
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool is on the verge of ending its 30-year league title drought after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday with an attacking display that exemplified a ...
Jun 24, 2020
Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
BERLIN - Bayer said Wednesday that it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. Bayer said it w...
Jun 24, 2020
Federal work on First Nations policing should have begun long ago: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Liberal government will work on a law to ensure First Nations have the policing services they need and deserve - but questions are being raised...
Jun 24, 2020