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Canadian Corey Conners just one off lead at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada's Corey Conners was one stroke off the lead after firing an 8-under-par 63 in the second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., sat tied for seco...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian international Alphonso Davies voted Bundesliga rookie of the year
Canadian international Alphonso Davies' remarkable season continued Friday when he was voted Bundesliga rookie of the year. The 19-year-old Bayern Munich fullback beat out Jonjoe Kenny (Schalke),...
Jun 19, 2020
Commons rule on MP arrests not followed, Trudeau says over charges against MP
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a rule in the House of Commons that the Speaker must be informed when a member of Parliament is arrested is not being followed and should be addre...
Jun 19, 2020
Apple closes stores in 4 states, again, as infections rise
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to r...
Jun 19, 2020
Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can't find $2.1 billion
FRANKFURT - The chief executive of German payment service provider Wirecard AG resigned on Friday after the company disclosed that auditors could not find 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in cash, add...
Jun 19, 2020
Navy upholds firing of carrier captain in virus outbreak
WASHINGTON - In a stunning reversal, the Navy has upheld the firing of the aircraft carrier captain who urged faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak, according to a U.S. officia...
Jun 19, 2020
Williams Lake councillor apologizes for 'poorly chosen' comments on reconciliation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake city councillor has apologized for comments made at Tuesday's (June 16) meeting. The comments discussed Canada's residential schools.Coun. Marnie Brenner sent thi...
Jun 19, 2020
Charlottetown statue of Sir John A. MacDonald covered in red paint
CHARLOTTETOWN - A statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in Prince Edward Island has become the latest in a series of defaced of sculptures and monuments depicting historical figures across Canada ...
Jun 19, 2020
Either you love Canada or you don't: Kenney rebukes separatists
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is delivering a sharp rebuke to would-be Alberta separatists by saying "either you love your country or you don't." Kenney says he understands frustrations&nb...
Jun 19, 2020
N.L. liquor corp. reviewing Old Sam Rum in light of racist branding concerns
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corp. says it is reviewing a locally bottled brand of rum that appears to depict a laughing Black man as its logo. A carefully wo...
Jun 19, 2020
