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Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in conservation area
BANGOR, Maine - President Donald Trump took action Friday to allow commercial fishing at a marine conservation area off the New England coast. "We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fis...
Jun 05, 2020

Dive In: Canadian swimmer Savard makes acting debut in Cannes-selected film
Canada's Katerine Savard approached her first acting performance with an intensity normally reserved for a big swim meet. It paid off in her debut appearance in "N...
Jun 05, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: May 28 - June 3
May 288:00 am - Drayton valley - 53 Avenue - 911 abandoned call, female advised that she needs to get ahold of Child and Family Services. Members attended and spoke with the caller. No issues. Caller ...
Jun 05, 2020

N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman leads to questions on 'wellness checks'
FREDERICTON - A 26-year-old Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was fatally shot by police in northwestern New Brunswick was remembered Friday as a caring person as questions were raised about ...
Jun 05, 2020

Torch passed at Hockey Canada, Davidson reflects on move to Own The Podium
CALGARY - Melody Davidson says she's received a few text messages telling her "I didn't see this coming." After more than a quarter century as a coach, manager and mentor in women's hockey d...
Jun 05, 2020

Alberta begins saving COVID-19 samples for research
The Alberta government says health partners are building a safe biorepository to preserve COVID-19 samples long-term to support world-class medical research in combatting the virus.In a release, the p...
Jun 05, 2020

Racial unrest achingly familiar for Jenkins, other Canadian black athletes
TORONTO - As a black baseball player in 1960s America, Fergie Jenkins was often banned from the hotels of his white teammates. There were cities in which he couldn't dine alon...
Jun 05, 2020

DC paints huge Black Lives Matter mural near White House
WASHINGTON - City workers and volunteers painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the street leading to the White House, a highly visible sign of the District of Colum...
Jun 05, 2020

Twitter disables Trump campaign's George Floyd video tribute
Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between the social media platform and the U.S. president, one of its most wid...
Jun 05, 2020

Trump defies governor, heads to Maine where protesters await
GUILFORD, Maine - President Donald Trump's first trip to Maine as president was meant to showcase the administration's work to fight the coronavirus but it attracted hundreds of supporters and opponen...
Jun 05, 2020