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Warriors say no decision has been made on White House visit
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors say no decision has been made regarding a potential White House visit to celebrate their NBA title. The Warriors issued a statement Tuesday saying that R...
Jun 13, 2017
Students can opt out of religious classes at Catholic school after complaint settled
TORONTO - Students at an Ontario Catholic school board will soon have more flexibility to opt out of religious courses and programs thanks to a human rights settlement that could have implications acr...
Jun 13, 2017
The rise and decline of retailer Sears Canada
TORONTO - The rise and decline of retailer Sears Canada 1952 - Simpsons-Sears is founded as a national mail-order business, as part of a partnership between the Robert Simpson Company of Toronto and S...
Jun 13, 2017
Austrian hospital fined for handing wrong baby to couple
VIENNA - An Austrian court has ordered a hospital to pay 90,000 euros (over $100,000) for handing a baby to the wrong parents more than two decades ago. Doris Gruenwald, 26, discovered the error after...
Jun 13, 2017
Father sentenced after allowing teen daughter to drink vodka
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to a maximum of four years in state prison after his 13-year-old daughter was hospitalized after drinking 17 shots of vodka. Charles Younger h...
Jun 13, 2017
Jury re-watches 2 key videos in police shooting of motorist
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A jury weighing the fate of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a black motorist asked Tuesday to re-watch two key videos. In their second d...
Jun 13, 2017
Rescued British sailor returns to shore, plans to race across the Atlantic again
HALIFAX - Mervyn Wheatley arrived on dry ground Tuesday, looking forward to a Halifax lobster lunch, a flight home to his wife, and buying a new sailboat so he can race across the Atlantic again next ...
Jun 13, 2017
'60s Scoop survivors accuse government of back-tracking after legal battle
TORONTO - Survivors of the ’60s Scoop accuse the Liberal government of opting for further hard-ball litigation, despite losing a bitterly fought legal battle, as a way to avoid paying compensati...
Jun 13, 2017
Housing at a premium in most B.C. regions: real estate association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says a lack of homes on the market means buyers are paying more for housing across the province. The association has released figures for May s...
Jun 13, 2017
Wayward whale to be moved from New Brunswick river to St. Lawrence Estuary
BATHURST, N.B. - Animal rescuers hope to capture and relocate an endangered beluga whale that has been making its home in a northern New Brunswick river for several weeks. Tonya Wimmer of the Marine A...
Jun 13, 2017