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Athletes back IOC's decision to permit breastfeeding moms at Tokyo Games
American track star Nia Ali says she knows what it's like to balance being a breastfeeding mom and an elite athlete. Ali, partner of Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse, posted a photo of herself nursin...
Jun 30, 2021
Revised vote count shows Adams ahead in NYC mayoral primary
NEW YORK (AP) - Revised vote counts in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary show Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams maintaining a thin lead, a day after a first attempt to report results went...
Jun 30, 2021
Body of man found in septic tank in 1977 identified using genetic genealogy: RCMP
EDMONTON - RCMP say they have identified a man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago. Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak says the victim is Gordon (Gordie) Edwin...
Jun 30, 2021
Moe supports communities that choose not to celebrate Canada Day
Premier Scott Moe is urging Saskatchewanians to slow down a bit on Canada Day - to remember our past - and think about what we'd like to see or change in the future.As the country's 154th birthday loo...
Jun 30, 2021
NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Jun 30, 2021
‘I was sacrificing the best two months this province has to offer’: LaBatte on 2021 decision
Brendon LaBatte is choosing to spend his summer on Saskatchewan's lakes rather than inside a stadium filled with COVID-related restrictions.LaBatte made the decision this past weekend to not take part...
Jun 30, 2021
NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Jun 30, 2021
B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to...
Jun 30, 2021
House votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police o...
Jun 30, 2021
Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an apartment complex dumpster in February has had his bail set at $1 mill...
Jun 30, 2021