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Naval War College head reassigned pending probe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy says the president of the U.S. Naval War College has been administratively reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. The reassignment of Rear Ad...
Jun 10, 2019
Classics dominate own invitationial swim meet
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Classic Swim Team hosted the 3rd Annual TRU WolfPack Inv Swim Meet June 7 - 9, 2019.The meet hosted 502 swimmers from 23 clubs from Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon and BC...
Jun 10, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Classics
In the news today, June 10
Five stories in the news for Monday, June 10 --- FANS, CITIES PREPARE FOR TORONTO RAPTORS POSSIBLE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Excitement is building across Canada for a game that could win the Toronto...
Jun 10, 2019
Tilray signs deal to limit how its biggest shareholder may sell its stake
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. has signed a deal that puts limits on how and when its largest shareholder may sell its stake in the cannabis company. Privateer Holdings Inc., one of the company's ea...
Jun 10, 2019
Trade disruptions, taxing tech companies are talk of G-20
FUKUOKA, Japan - How to reorder the global financial system in an era of trade stand-offs and technological change held the attention of financial officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Sat...
Jun 10, 2019
Swedish police shoot man threatening people at train station
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station Monday, authorities and a witness said. Police were alerte...
Jun 10, 2019
Amid criticism, Trump defends Mexico deal avoiding tariffs
STERLING, Va. - With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized...
Jun 10, 2019
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot 'expect to stay safe'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance ami...
Jun 10, 2019
Tony highlights: A historic win and a strong night for women
NEW YORK - When effervescent actress Ali Stroker came onstage to accept her historic trophy as the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, it wasn't just the feel-good moment of the night. It may h...
Jun 10, 2019
'We the real North:' hoops fans in the High Arctic cheer on the Raptors
In the tiny hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, more than 3,000 kilometres northwest of Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors' famous slogan takes on a whole new meaning. "One of our big jokes is the li...
Jun 10, 2019
