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Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
WASHINGTON - A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting ...
Mar 16, 2021

CBS says 'The Talk' staying off air after racism talk
NEW YORK - CBS says its daytime show "The Talk" will stay on hiatus for another week after a discussion about racism involving co-host Sharon Osbourne went off the rails last week. The network said in...
Mar 16, 2021

As endangered birds lose their songs, they can't find mates
WASHINGTON - Male songbirds usually learn their tunes from adult mentors. But when aspiring crooners lack proper role models, they hit all the wrong notes - and have less success attracting mates. For...
Mar 16, 2021

Tiger Woods returns to Florida to recover from car crash
Tiger Woods is back at home in Florida to resume his recovery from career-threatening leg injuries he suffered when his SUV ran off a road and down a hill in the Los Angeles suburbs last month. "Happy...
Mar 16, 2021

Biden: Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms claims
NEW YORK - President Joe Biden said Tuesday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general's investigation confirms the sexual harassment allegations against him. Biden made th...
Mar 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.There are 915,868 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 915,868 confirmed cases (31,517 ac...
Mar 16, 2021

Canada's Cyle Larin scores winning goal to send Besiktas into Turkish Cup final
ISTANBUL - Canadian Cyle Larin scored in the 102nd minute to lift Besiktas to a 3-2 win after extra time over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday, moving the Black Eagles into the final of the Turkish Cup....
Mar 16, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor urges people to follow COVID-19 rules on St. Patrick's Day
VICTORIA - B.C.'s top doctor is reminding the public to follow COVID-19 rules during St. Patrick's Day celebrations, while the province has again extended its ongoing state of emergency in response to...
Mar 16, 2021

Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet
VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...
Mar 16, 2021

Lower Mainland mayors urge province to expand role of municipal emergency responders
DELTA, B.C. - A group of 11 Metro Vancouver mayors say recent long delays for ambulance service should prompt the provincial government to reconsider the role of other municipal emergency responders. ...
Mar 16, 2021

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