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Face to face: Biden, Putin meet for long-anticipated summit
GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin have arrived on Wednesday at the lush lakeside Swiss mansion for their highly anticipated summit, a moment of consequential diplomacy...
Jun 16, 2021
The Latest: Biden and Putin open summit with a handshake
GENEVA (AP) - GENEVA - President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva. The two were first greeted by the Swiss president before sitting down for...
Jun 16, 2021
QE II concerns prompt letter from Mayor to Health Minister
Concerns over potentially turning surgical rooms and other purpose-built areas at the QE II into office space is one thing that prompted Grande Prairie's Mayor to write a letter to the health minister...
Jun 16, 2021
Court update: Murder trial put off, preliminary hearing in another murder case set, trial set in weapons investigation, sentence given after break-in and assault
A three-week murder trial set for Grande Prairie court has been put off.The trial for Allan Hamelin and Harlin Martineau had just gotten underway last week when a mistrial was declared.An email from t...
Jun 16, 2021
Malaysia court rules against coroner verdict in teen's death
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian High Court found Wednesday that a coroner erred in ruling that the death of a French-Irish teenager whose body was found near a jungle resort was likely due t...
Jun 16, 2021
Ontario opens borders, StatsCan releases May inflation rate : In The News for June 16
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 June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 16, 2021
Frazier snaps tie, Yankees come back to beat Blue Jays 6-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday ni...
Jun 15, 2021
Kucherov shines, Lightning beat Islanders 4-2 in Game 2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat delivered early goals and NHL playoff scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had three more assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning rebound from a series-open...
Jun 15, 2021
Canada defeats Haiti, advances to final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Helped by an own goal and strikes by Cyle Larin and Junior Hoilett, Canada dispatched Haiti 3-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifyi...
Jun 15, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 446,839 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,901,...
Jun 15, 2021