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Als head coach Jones says he received death threats as CFL player in Winnipeg
Khari Jones says he received death threats while he was the quarterback of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers because of his interracial marriage. Jones, entering his second season as the Montreal Alouet...
Jun 02, 2020

Charges stayed for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband
The case for a Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband has ended with a stay of proceedings. Robin Berresford, 37, was charged in relation to the death of Matthew Berresford, who was 36 a...
Jun 02, 2020

High-speed Spanish passenger train hits car on track; 2 dead
MADRID - Two people were killed when a high-speed passenger train with more than 150 people on board hit a car on the tracks in northwest Spain on Tuesday. Emergency services said the locomotive derai...
Jun 02, 2020

Police: Video shows man killed in Kentucky fired a gun
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Video shows that a popular barbecue shack operator fatally shot while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew in Louisville fired a gun as officers approached his ...
Jun 02, 2020

Embracing religious themes, Trump visits John Paul II shrine
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump toured a Catholic shrine on Tuesday in his second straight religious-themed appearance as the nation grappled with widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd ...
Jun 02, 2020

House of Commons can manage virtual voting securely if MPs want it, Speaker says
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says he is comfortable the technology is in place to safely allow MPs to vote remotely during the hybrid Parliament sittings. Rota tells the procedure an...
Jun 02, 2020

Israeli, Chinese policies 'concern' Canada, undermine freedom, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has waded into the foreign policies of Israel and China, expressing concerns over separate but controversial positions that he says undermine peac...
Jun 02, 2020

Brazeau County revises restrictions on campgrounds, delays openings
As the province continues to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Brazeau County has revised restrictions at two of its campgrounds and delayed the opening of others.The Willey West and Pih-to-kwe campgrounds ...
Jun 02, 2020

With Italy at risk, Europe Central Bank could boost stimulus
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank could soon expand its anti-pandemic stimulus program to more than a trillion euros, giving it more firepower to keep the virus crisis from sliding into a new fina...
Jun 02, 2020

Astronauts ring opening bell for Nasdaq from space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The astronauts launched into orbit by SpaceX joined in the ringing of the opening bell for the Nasdaq on Tuesday to mark "a pivotal moment" for the space economy. NASA astronaut...
Jun 02, 2020