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Bahrain activist Nabeel Rajab released from prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was released Tuesday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nabeel Rajab left prison and will serve the rest of his sentence ...
Jun 9, 2020
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
HOUSTON - The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who was 46 when he...
Jun 9, 2020
Israeli model Bar Refaeli signs plea bargain for tax evasion
JERUSALEM - Israeli top model Bar Refaeli signed a plea bargain agreement with authorities on Tuesday to settle a long-standing tax evasion case against her and her family. The deal will require Refae...
Jun 9, 2020
Still beside the queen at 99: Prince Philip to mark birthday
LONDON - There certainly won't be fuss. Count on that. When Britain's Prince Philip reaches the grand age of 99 on Wednesday, he will spend it quietly and in much the same way he's spent most of his a...
Jun 9, 2020
Preliminary hearings set in Peace River murder case, Grande Prairie gun selling arrest
Alberta Justice says a preliminary hearing date has been set in a Peace River murder case.The hearing for Mathew Ian Blachford is set for March 17, 2021.He was arrested January 30 of this year in conn...
Jun 9, 2020
Salzburg Festival will go on this year but in shortened form
The Salzburg Festival will be one of classical music's few offerings in the summer of the coronavirus pandemic, staging a reduced 100th anniversary celebration with capacities limited to about 50%. Eu...
Jun 9, 2020
UFA Rural Communities foundation continuing $100,000 Community Grant Program in 2020
The UFA Rural Communities Foundation is continuing its $100,000 Community Grant Program in 2020.Back in 2019, the UFA Rural Communities Foundation announced a $500,000 commitment over the next five ye...
Jun 9, 2020
Floyd mourned and U.S. not investigating Prince Andrew; In The News for June 9
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 9 ... --- C...
Jun 9, 2020
France announces $16.9 billion in aid to aviation industry
PARIS - France's government has announced 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in aid for the virus-battered aerospace industry, including plane maker Airbus and national airline Air France. Finance Minis...
Jun 9, 2020
Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19. And it suggests that fear of a sec...
Jun 9, 2020