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5 honoured by Mississippi Arts and Entertainment museum
MERIDIAN, Miss. - Three singers, an author and a photographer will be the newest additions to the hall of fame at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. The interactive museum opened in la...
Jun 3, 2018
Lemur allegedly taken from Ontario zoo found safe; two other animals outstanding
Police say a lemur who disappeared from an Ontario zoo following an alleged break-in is safe, but the hunt is still on for his compatriots - a tortoise and a gibbon. Provincial police Sgt. Peter Leon ...
Jun 3, 2018
Canadian rugby sevens men finish seventh, Fiji wins title at London Sevens
LONDON - Fiji defeated South Africa 21-17 Sunday to win the London Sevens, its fourth straight tournament victory - and fifth in the last six stops - on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzbo...
Jun 3, 2018
New book delves into archaeology in the Adirondack Park
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - A new book published this month chronicles the wide array of archaeological sites in New York’s Adirondack Park. “Archaeology in the Adirondacks” by David R. Star...
Jun 3, 2018
Ottawa's Dabrowski, Croatia's Mate into mixed doubles quarters at French Open
PARIS - Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia’s Mate Pavic cruised into the quarterfinals of the French Open mixed doubles tournament with a 6-2, 6-3 win over France’s Eduoard Roge...
Jun 3, 2018
N.S. man who rescued elderly woman from fire to be honoured in Ottawa
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man lauded for saving his neighbour from a devastating house fire last year says he’s overwhelmed by the attention he’s received. Travis Wolfe, 26, of Port Joli, N....
Jun 3, 2018
Man with knife, officer wounded in Berlin cathedral shooting
Berlin police shot and wounded a 53-year-old Austrian man who yelled and waved a knife inside the cathedral in the centre of the German capital Sunday, a police spokesman said. There was no immediate ...
Jun 3, 2018
Young Canadian side just misses out on semifinals at Toulon soccer tournament
FOS-SUR-MER, France - Canada tied Japan 1-1 Sunday at a prestigious youth soccer tournament in France to finish unbeaten in group play. But Turkey defeated Portugal 2-1 to finish first in Canada’...
Jun 3, 2018
Djokovic's next French Open foe was cleared of match-fixing
PARIS - In his record 12th French Open quarterfinal, Novak Djokovic will face a man he knows well, even if the rest of the world does not. What a tale Marco Cecchinato (it’s pronounced Cheh-key-...
Jun 3, 2018
Industry players wary of tariff war, in spite of potential benefits
Canada’s tariffs on imported U.S. goods - everything from strawberry jam to sleeping bags - could steer consumers to seek out cheaper, made-in-Canada alternatives, but domestic industry players ...
Jun 3, 2018