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Toddler who washed up on Norwegian island is identified
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The body of a toddler that washed ashore on Norway's southwest coast on Jan. 1 has been identified. It's a missing 15-month-old Iranian boy who died months earlier in the En...
Jun 08, 2021

Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy controlled the crease, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the sec...
Jun 08, 2021

Varlamov's strong play has Islanders on brink of semifinals
After a strong regular season, Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov found himself on the bench while rookie Ilya Sorokin was shining in the first round of the playoffs. When Sorokin lost the series opener...
Jun 08, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,0...
Jun 08, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active,...
Jun 08, 2021

Bird of prey freed after misadventure behind grill of B.C. pickup truck
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's Interior helped free a bird that was trapped behind the grill of a pickup truck. Police say a woman from the Williams Lake area told them she...
Jun 08, 2021

McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Terry McAuliffe, the exuberant former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party's nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office. M...
Jun 08, 2021

'Symbols of trauma': B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...
Jun 08, 2021

'Symbols of trauma': B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...
Jun 08, 2021

Construction timeline fast-tracked for Nanaimo SAR building reno
NANAIMO - Overhauling Nanaimo Search and Rescue's headquarters won't take nearly as long as originally planned.City councillors on Monday, June 7 officially allocated more than $1.3 million in require...
Jun 08, 2021

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