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'I saw a trailer that was all twisted': Tornado tosses Quebec campground
ST-ROCH-DE-L'ACHIGAN, Que. - A tornado tore through a campground north of Montreal Thursday evening, snapping trees, toppling trailers and sending at least one injured man to hospital. "When I drove t...
Jul 14, 2019

Armed Forces to sweep explosives from Nazi-sunk ships off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The wrecks of four iron ore carriers felled by German U-boats in 1942 have rested off Newfoundland's Bell Island for decades. Bell Island was one of the few places in North America ...
Jul 14, 2019

Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of th...
Jul 14, 2019

Magnitude 7.3 quake damages homes in eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong, shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Sunday, damaging some homes and causing panicked residents to flee to temporary shelters. There were no immediate reports ...
Jul 14, 2019

New immigration pilot will offer residency to some migrant farm-workers
OTTAWA - A new three-year immigration experiment that will give migrant workers a path to permanent residency in Canada is getting a thumbs-up from industry but a thumbs-down from migra...
Jul 14, 2019

Finalists set at Rangeland Derby
He was the best during the week, and Logan Gorst proved it yet again on Saturday night in Calgary. Gorst, who claimed the aggregate title at this year's Rangeland Derby, put up the best time on Saturd...
Jul 14, 2019

Smith, Team Canada finish sixth at Pan-Am Cup
Beaverlodge's Dani Smith and the rest of Canada's women's volleyball team will have to settle for 6th place at the Pan Am Cup in Peru. Argentina beat Canada 3 sets to 1 in the 5th place game on Satuir...
Jul 14, 2019 photo courtesy Volleyball Canada

Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing claims by conservative politicians that national unity is under threat. The Liberal leader says conservative politicians are playi...
Jul 14, 2019

Concerns mount over 'criminalization' of detained migrants in Canada
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency will soon force all border-security officers working with detained migrants to wear defensive gear, drawing widespread concern over a perceived "criminalizat...
Jul 14, 2019

Acosta exits; Trump's big Cabinet turnover keeps growing
WASHINGTON - Adding to the lengthy list of departures from President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he's stepping down amid the tumult over his handling of a 2008...
Jul 14, 2019