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Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, dies at 74
WASHINGTON - Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame centre who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a serie...
Jun 2, 2020

F1 will start with 2 races at the Austrian GP in July
PARIS - Formula One will finally get underway with back-to-back races at the Austrian Grand Prix in July as part of an eight-race European swing. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg will host races on July...
Jun 2, 2020

Joint federal-provincial inquiry into N.S. mass shooting a good option: top expert
HALIFAX - As pressure mounts on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to call an inquiry into one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the country's leading scholar on inqu...
Jun 2, 2020

Woman sentenced to 8 1/2 years in toddler's death
EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge says a woman convicted of manslaughter in the death of a 19-month-old boy three years ago says she spent hours finding a place to dump the boy, dead or alive.Tasha-Lee Mac...
Jun 2, 2020

Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone
NEW DELHI - A cyclone in the Arabian Sea was barrelling toward India's business capital Mumbai on Tuesday, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation'...
Jun 2, 2020

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genet...
Jun 2, 2020

DC Episcopal bishop: 'I am outraged' by Trump church visit
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible ...
Jun 2, 2020

7 states, DC vote amid coronavirus pandemic, social unrest
Voters are being asked to navigate curfews, health concerns and a sharp increase in mail balloting on Tuesday as elections take place from Maryland to Montana. Four states were originally scheduled to...
Jun 2, 2020

World outrage grows at Floyd's death; EU 'shocked, appalled'
BRUSSELS - World outrage at George Floyd's death in the U.S. was growing Tuesday as the European Union's top diplomat said the bloc was "shocked and appalled" by it and thousands marched in Australia'...
Jun 2, 2020

Mayor happy to see Grande Prairie become part of RCMP's new online reporting project
The Grande Prairie RCMP detachment will now be part of the first phase of an online crime reporting pilot program with the Alberta RCMP. Crimes that can now be reported online include damage/mischief ...
Jun 2, 2020