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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
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
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
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with post-season ban in corruption case
An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday that former Oklahoma State assistant men's basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from f...
Jun 05, 2020
Relentless rain to continue through weekend
After an unseasonably wet May, the Prince Albert area had plenty of rain to start June and can expect more in the coming days.Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang said the Prince Albert area wi...
Jun 05, 2020