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Canada's emergency alert system can't measure how many phones get the notices
OTTAWA - The federal government says it can't measure how many people actually receive emergency-alert messages on their phones. A spokesman for Public Safety Canada says the most recen...
Jun 05, 2019

Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment...
Jun 05, 2019

Toronto FC signs veteran centre back Omar Gonzalez to upgrade defence
TORONTO - Veteran defender Omar Gonzalez says he is coming to Toronto FC to chase titles. "I feel like with the team that we have, we can make another run at it," the U.S. international centre back to...
Jun 05, 2019

Battery-powered glider crashes into Connecticut home
DANBURY, Conn. - A battery-powered glider crashed into the roof of a Connecticut home, injuring the pilot and scaring a mother and her two children who were watching TV. Neighbours described hearing a...
Jun 05, 2019

US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf
A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf, so far avoiding any confrontation with Irania...
Jun 05, 2019

Woodbine Entertainment unveils new $500,000 Canadian Triple Crown racing bonus
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment is adding a lot more spice to the Canadian Triple Crown. Woodbine announced a $500,000 bonus will be awarded to the connections of a horse winning the Canadi...
Jun 05, 2019

Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah Davis
HOUSTON - The remains of a child found in Arkansas last week are those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl, Maleah Davis, a medical examiner said Monday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science...
Jun 05, 2019

Spoiler alert: 'Jeopardy!' star Holzhauer's fate revealed
NEW YORK - James Holzhauer, the trivia whiz who dominated "Jeopardy!" this spring, isn't invincible after all. The game show's 32-time champion lost for the first time in an episode that aired on Mond...
Jun 05, 2019

Conservation group calls death of right whale in Gulf of St. Lawrence 'devastating'
FREDERICTON - The head of a wildlife protection group is calling news of a dead right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence devastating, saying the loss of even one of the endange...
Jun 05, 2019

Swedish court rules not to extradite Assange for rape probe
COPENHAGEN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedi...
Jun 05, 2019

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