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Alberta tightens defenses against invasive mussels with hefty fines
Alberta is currently zebra and quagga mussel free, however, this invasive species can spread quickly through boats and other watercrafts travelling across borders.As of June 20, fines for failing to s...
Jun 28, 2024
Prosecutors rest in seventh week of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors rested on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, enabling the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling ...
Jun 28, 2024
Texas jury convicts driver over deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a ...
Jun 28, 2024
Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson team up in Paris as part of Olympic beach volleyball team
TORONTO - After competing with different partners at the Tokyo Games, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are joining forces this summer at the Paris Olympics. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, b...
Jun 28, 2024
Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth
Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4. The birth of the white buffalo in the wild, which fulfilled...
Jun 28, 2024
Military was following 'legal orders' to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces was following "legal orders" when it tried to rescue a group of Afghan Sikhs during the fall of Kabul three years ago, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said. E...
Jun 28, 2024
US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out...
Jun 28, 2024
New charges against Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants: court documents
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach stands accused of sexually assaulting seven additional complainants from 1977 to as recently as February. The documents filed today provide ...
Jun 28, 2024
Putin calls for resuming production of intermediate missiles after scrapping of treaty with US
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for resuming production of intermediate-range missiles that were banned under a now-scrapped treaty with the United States. The Intermed...
Jun 28, 2024
Raptors draft picks Ja'Kobe Walter, Jonathan Mogbo introduced to Toronto
TORONTO - Years before Jonathan Mogbo was drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he got used to stopping and posing for photos with local fans. Mogbo visited his childhood best friend Scottie Barnes in Toron...
Jun 28, 2024