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Driver escapes injury when saguaro cactus pierces windshield
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona authorities say a driver escaped injury when his car's windshield was pierced by the trunk of a saguaro cactus during a wreck Wednesday on the outskirts of Tucson. Pima County ...
Jul 12, 2019

LLRIB announces passing of dedicated elder
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is announcing the passing of Elder Jacob Ratt. Ratt served with LLRIB for 48 years as an employee, council member and Council of Elders. According to a media relea...
Jul 12, 2019 Elder Jacob Ratt began his career with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in 1971. (submitted photo/Tammy Cook-Searson)

Melfort U12 Spirit aims to stock players for older age groups
A younger Melfort U12 'A' Spirit softball team wrapped up its season over the weekend.The U12 Spirit advanced to the provincial quarter-finals in Saskatoon on July 7 following a 2-1 record in round ro...
Jul 12, 2019 The 2019 Melfort U12 'A' Spirit achieved a lot with a younger group than usual and aims to continue developing for older age groups within the Spirit organization. (Facebook/Melfort Minor Softball Association - MMSA)

Acosta defends Epstein deal amid calls for his resignation
WASHINGTON - Trying to tamp down calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein, ins...
Jul 12, 2019

Officials warned China, India could use communities in Canada to advance agendas
OTTAWA - Some of the federal government's top bureaucrats have been warned that China and India might try to use their respective migrant communities in Canada to advance their own interests. The star...
Jul 12, 2019

A veteran of the Tottenham-Arsenal rivalry, Montreal's Sagna no stranger to derby games
MONTREAL - Bacary Sagna knows a thing or two about high-pressure derby games. The former Arsenal defender played more than a dozen matches against North London archrival Tottenham Hotspur during his t...
Jul 12, 2019

VW, Ford team up to make autonomous, electric vehicles
NEW YORK - Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford as the automakers who were once rivals deepen their partnership to develop drive...
Jul 12, 2019

11 years later, Federer tops Nadal in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer waited 11 years to get another shot at Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. This one was a semifinal, not a final. It was settled in four sets, not five. Felt like just as ...
Jul 12, 2019

Ottawa announces $8.3 million to support beef industry amid China standoff
CALGARY - Canada's beef industry is getting $8.3 million in federal funds, the bulk of it aimed at growing its international market reach as a trade standoff with China continues. The money is go...
Jul 12, 2019

Canadian wildlife enforcement blitz nets black-bear parts, African anteaters
OTTAWA - Canadian wildlife enforcement officers have seized dozens of black-bear parts, diet pills made from endangered African plants and the bodies of two scaly anteaters as...
Jul 12, 2019