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Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's prominent Monument Avenue, a se...
Jun 3, 2020
Prosecutors charge three more officers in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd's death, charging three of the officers with aiding and abetting a murder and upgrad...
Jun 3, 2020
Ontario Premier Ford says tests of NHL players would be handled in private labs
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the NHL plans to use private labs to process the COVID-19 tests of players and staff should the league resume play this summer. Ford was asked Wednesday whethe...
Jun 3, 2020
Snapchat to stop 'promoting' Trump amid uproar over tweets
OAKLAND, Calif. - Snapchat will stop "promoting" President Donald Trump on its video messaging service, the latest example of a social media platform adjusting how it treats this U.S. president. Last ...
Jun 3, 2020
Calgary couple stranded in India by COVID-19 pandemic killed: family
CALGARY - Family say a Calgary couple stranded in India because of the COVID-19 pandemic was robbed and killed last week. Kirpal Minhas, who was 67, and his wife Davinder, who was 65, w...
Jun 3, 2020
Area hikers reminded to take precautions with wildlife re-emerging
With the official start of summer only a few weeks away, many hikers in the Peace Region are starting to take to area trails.Mike Grepanier with the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Branch for the Northw...
Jun 3, 2020
City of Grande Prairie files $10 billion class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The City of Grande Prairie has officially filed a $10 billion class action lawsuit regarding the opioid crisis and will be represented by the Guardian Law Group.Last month, City committee recommended ...
Jun 3, 2020
Greens likely to hold virtual leadership convention due to pandemic: May
OTTAWA - Former Green party leader Elizabeth May says she does not expect the party's leadership and policy convention to happen as planned in Prince Edward Island this fall because of COVID-19. ...
Jun 3, 2020
Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft
D.J. Smith has let his mind wander, if ever so slightly. Coming off his first season as an NHL head coach - one cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic - the Ottawa Senators' bench boss has already turned ...
Jun 3, 2020
Cannes announces lineup for a festival cancelled by COVID
From an empty movie theatre in Paris, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday announced the films that would have played at there in May had it not been cancelled by the pandemic. The sele...
Jun 3, 2020