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Province assessing viability of Calgary-Banff passenger rail service
The Alberta government is looking into the feasibility of creating a passenger train to travel between The City of Calgary and Banff National Park.The province entered into a memorandum of understandi...
Jun 10, 2020
Necropsy underway on whale that died after unusual visit to Montreal area
MONTREAL - A necropsy is underway on a young humpback whale that was found dead Tuesday after making a rare visit to the Montreal area. Marie-Eve Muller of the Group for Research and Ed...
Jun 10, 2020
After controversy, man convicted of killing officer paroled
RICHMOND, Va. - A man who served decades in prison for the killing of a Richmond police officer and whose parole grant sparked a still-ongoing investigation by Virginia's government watchdog agency ha...
Jun 10, 2020
Utah candidate and ex- envoy Huntsman says he has COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY - Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Huntsman said he is experiencing "classic symptoms" ...
Jun 10, 2020
Minneapolis withdrawing from police union negotiations
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday in announcing the first steps in what he said would be tra...
Jun 10, 2020
George Floyd's death is 'changing the world,' a brother says
WASHINGTON - Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, says he's testifying to Congress because he wants his brother's death to be "more than another name" on a growing list of those killed during i...
Jun 10, 2020
Garneau asks Iran to explain to UN aviation council where black boxes are
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada wants Iran to explain why it hasn't yet handed over the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran on Jan. 8. Garneau is spea...
Jun 10, 2020
HBO Max removes 'Gone With the Wind,' will add context
NEW YORK - HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil W...
Jun 10, 2020
'MLS is Back Tournament' to open July 8 at Disney Complex in Florida
Major League Soccer will return to action July 8 with a World Cup-style tournament that will run through Aug. 11 in the Orlando area. All 26 teams will take part in the "MLS is Back Tournament" at the...
Jun 10, 2020
London mayor seeks answers over Taser use on rapper's father
London's mayor has called for an urgent investigation after rapper Wretch 32 released a video of his father being tasered in his home by a British police officer. The 36-second clip posted late Tuesda...
Jun 10, 2020