By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoon of September as their occupants waited to grab a traditional Ukrainian feast in a brown takeout bag. The community hall in Pansy, about 90 kilometres southeast of […]
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By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky’s attorney general has acknowledged that he never asked the grand jury to consider homicide charges against police in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Amid outrage over the long-awaited charging decision, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he would agree with a […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians have some confidence that the federal government’s economic recovery plan will strengthen the economy and create jobs after the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the meantime, the poll also suggests […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have completed their first-ever virtual vote in the House of Commons, a historic occasion marked by numerous technical glitches, lengthy delays and cameo appearances by some of their kids and even a family dog. The vote was on a […]
By John Flesher The Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Enbridge’s plans for drilling an oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes do not meet industry standards and pose significant hazards to workers and the environment, experts who reviewed project documents on behalf of opposition […]
By Sarah Blake Morgan The Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. – If there were any signs that Staff Sgt. Jason Lowe was struggling, the soldiers he served alongside didn’t see them. The 27-year-old paratrooper was a top performer. He was on the Commandant’s List and had just finished second in […]
WASHINGTON–The holidays must go on, even with a pandemic and a heated presidential election. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are opening the White House to the public for Christmas decorating and are seeking volunteers. The White House is also inviting musicians, bands and choirs to apply for […]
By Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press PHOENIX–An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA–Georgia’s state election board on Thursday referred Election Day problems in the state’s most populous county during the June primary to the attorney general’s office for further review. The referral, which was decided by a 2-1 vote of the board, followed a presentation of an investigation by […]
The Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – A mountain lion baby boom has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills west of Los Angeles. Thirteen kittens were born to five mountain lion mothers between May and August, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. […]
By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canada has named a new ambassador to Lebanon, expediting the appointment as that country grapples with the aftermath of a major explosion in Beirut. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Monday that Chantal Chastenay is taking over the job. She replaces Emmanuelle […]
By By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press California sizzled to a triple-digit temperature so hot that meteorologists need to verify it as a planet-wide high mark. Death Valley recorded a scorching 130 degrees (54.4 degrees Celsius) Sunday, which if the sensors and other conditions check out, would be the hottest […]
