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Tanya Tagaq and seven other writers take home prizes at Indigenous Voices Awards
VANCOUVER - Inuit throat singer and author Tanya Tagaq was among the winners at the second annual Indigenous Voices Awards. The IVAs handed out a total of $16,000 in honours&n...
Jun 5, 2019
Ottawa's spring floods put last round of repairs to the test
OTTAWA - A new round of repairs is in store for pathways around Parliament Hill, after the second major flood in three years. Water levels on the Ottawa River remain a metre above normal and crews wor...
Jun 5, 2019
Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas moved from Nevada to US court
LAS VEGAS - A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer sai...
Jun 5, 2019
Colorado will leave house-sized boulder along highway
DENVER - A boulder the size of a house that tumbled across and gouged a southwestern Colorado state highway last month will stay put. State officials plan to rebuild the highway next to it, saving tax...
Jun 5, 2019
Rory McIlroy impressed with Raptors fans after taking in Game 2 of NBA Finals
ANCASTER, Ont. - The passion of Toronto Raptors fans during the NBA Finals has impressed Rory McIlroy. The No. 4 golfer in the world is playing in the RBC Canadian Open this week at Hamilton Golf and ...
Jun 5, 2019
Meet the taxidermist who's building a bigger rack for Mac the Moose
MOOSE JAW, Canada - Rion White is a world champion taxidermist, but the Moose Jaw man is still nervous about sculpting new antlers for the city's icon - Mac the Moose. White and his team at ...
Jun 5, 2019
Correction: Flint Water story
LANSING, Mich. - In a story June 3 about the criminal investigation of Flint's water crisis, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of current and former state employees whose mobile dev...
Jun 5, 2019
Ottawa hit with another tornado, residents complain they got no warning
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is reviewing its public alerts system after residents of a suburban Ottawa neighbourhood hit by a tornado Sunday were never warned that one was on the way. T...
Jun 5, 2019
Canada OK with EU plan to help WTO deal with Trump disruption: Carr
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is endorsing a European Union plan to set up an alternative to the World Trade Organization's appeals panel, in case a U.S. refusal to appoint new members paralyzes it...
Jun 5, 2019
Trudeau Liberals seek donations from unlikely source - the PQ's interim leader
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau's Liberals went looking for a donation from an unlikely source - the interim leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois. The unusual pitch - a Liberal Party of Canada l...
Jun 5, 2019
