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Drowned father and daughter mourned at El Salvador cemetery
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - A man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross into Texas were laid to their final rest Monday, a week after a heartbreaking image of their bodies floating in the...
Jul 03, 2019
Firefighter rappels down P.E.I. embankment to rescue frightened dog from ledge
CORNWALL, P.E.I. - P.E.I. firefighters ably handled an unlikely rescue mission on Tuesday: A frightened dog that had fallen onto a rocky outcropping. The male dog named Cesar was p...
Jul 03, 2019
Nuggets' point guard Jamal Murray agrees to richest Canadian NBA deal
TORONTO - Jamal Murray's breakout NBA season has paid off. The 22-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., agreed to a five-year, US$170 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, the richest deal for ...
Jul 03, 2019
Montreal unveils plan to respond to heatwaves after 66 deaths last year
Montreal's mayor is unveiling the city's plan to respond to heatwaves after dozens of people died amid high temperatures last summer. Valerie Plante says the city is ready to extend hours fo...
Jul 03, 2019
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
The United Nations body that oversees world heritage sites has given Canada a new deadline to address problems in the country's largest national park. At a meeting this week in Azerbaijan, UNESCO prai...
Jul 03, 2019
RCMP looking for group responsible for damaging track hoe on Red Earth First Nation
Significant damage to a track hoe on the Red Earth First Nation has RCMP investigating.In a release, Carrot River RCMP said during the evening hours of June 13, a group of unknown individuals broke wi...
Jul 03, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Fest drops Peter Yarrow over 'indecent liberties' sentence
NEW YORK - A music festival has disinvited folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary over his 1970 jail sentence for indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl. The Press and Sun Bulletin of Bi...
Jul 03, 2019
Roughriders QB, Stampeders receiver, Ticats lineman named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo, Calgary Stampeders receiver Eric Rogers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis are the CFL's top performers for Week...
Jul 03, 2019
Exotic cats kept in dark, dirty trailers seized from B.C. breeder
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it has seized 13 exotic cats that were found in "horrific conditions" outside of Kamloops, B.C. The SPCA ...
Jul 03, 2019
Coleman set for cross-examination today after judge clears path for her evidence
OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle will proceed today after the judge decided evidence given earlier in the trial is still admissible. Judge Peter Doody raise...
Jul 03, 2019