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Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies
NEW YORK - Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, died Wednesday, her daughter confirmed to The New York Times. She was 92. Smi...
Jun 18, 2020
No call to buck, rodeo bulls and broncs idled by COVID-19 pandemic
CALGARY - Get Smart and Stevie Knicks are lounging in the penthouse pasture. Blackstone After Party is having sex. Rodeo announcers constantly refer to bucking stock as athletes and poi...
Jun 18, 2020
World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103
LONDON - Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular "Forces' Sweetheart" who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, ...
Jun 18, 2020
N.S. inmates worry housing during COVID-19 could end unless funding extended
HALIFAX - Several advocacy groups in Nova Scotia say 20 provincial inmates who shifted to community housing during the COVID-19 crisis could lose their residences by the end o...
Jun 18, 2020
Stakes high for second debate of Conservative party leadership race
TORONTO - The stakes are high tonight for the four contenders for leadership of the Conservative party as they face off in what's likely the final debate of the race. All four will be fresh off last n...
Jun 18, 2020
China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law
HONG KONG - China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining faith in the semi-autonomous Chinese re...
Jun 18, 2020
Forever in blue jeans? Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic
Chelsea Rochman wasn't surprised when her research cruise through Canada's Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris in nearly every bucket she hauled aboard. What puzzled ...
Jun 17, 2020
Raptors Uprising rolls over Blazers, Lakers in NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5 Gaming and Lakers Gaming in the NBA 2K League's Tipoff esports tournament. Toronto joins seve...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada's Taylor Pendrith feels safe with Korn Ferry Tour protocols
Taylor Pendrith isn't used to his weekly nasal swabbing just yet, but he's getting there. Pendrith and his peers on the Korn Ferry Tour get tested for COVID-19 at the start of every week as part of th...
Jun 17, 2020
Canadian star Andreescu tweets in support of summer U.S Open despite pandemic
TORONTO - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she supports the United States Tennis Association's decision to hold this year's U.S. Open this summer despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic....
Jun 17, 2020