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Capsule Endeavour reaches ISS after 19-hour chase
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk's company.With ...
May 31, 2020
As America burns with racial rage, Trump backs down on staging G7 in June
WASHINGTON - As U.S. cities seethe with racial unrest, President Donald Trump has abruptly abandoned his plan to invite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to Washington in June...
May 31, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 31, 2020
Thunderstorms, strong winds in store for Sunday evening
UPDATE (5 a.m. Monday)A wind warning issued Sunday afternoon has now ended.A severe thunderstorm watch previously in effect was ended at 8 p.m. Sunday.--ORIGINAL It could get very blustery around Red ...
May 31, 2020
'Makes no sense:' Woman can't fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip
Sarah Sansom didn't think she had any reason to worry when her husband and his uncle ventured into the woods to go moose hunting. Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot ...
May 31, 2020
'Little orange dot:' Lone Alberta NDP MP says she offers different perspective
EDMONTON - Not long after she became a member of Parliament last fall, Heather McPherson was at an event with one of her favourite Olympians. She had just met former downhill ...
May 31, 2020
In hard-hit Quebec, families struggle to mourn those lost to COVID-19
MONTREAL - July Mak spent nearly every night with her father, Paul. Because he was plagued by health problems, including a stroke that left him unable to walk on his own, the family decided to pu...
May 31, 2020
Inspections, prosecutions for polluting in Canada down sharply since 2015
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions to enforce its law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. In response to a written question p...
May 31, 2020
Minimum wage goes up June 1 in B.C. as businesses face COVID-19 challenges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue o...
May 31, 2020
Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York
NEW YORK - Street protests spiraled into New York City's worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous confrontations between demonstrators and officers f...
May 30, 2020