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Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made several not-too-subtle references to the American president Tuesday as he pledged to gradually increase international aid for women's health to $1.4 bi...
Jun 06, 2019
Sporting a brace, Oilers captain Connor McDavid mum on recovery from knee injury
TORONTO - Connor McDavid didn't want to answer any questions about his knee. The brace hugging the superstar's left leg and an accompanying limp said enough. Speaking at a pro...
Jun 06, 2019
Bill to legalize assisted suicide in Maine goes to governor
AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the state's tradition of individualism and opponents insisting the practice...
Jun 06, 2019
'The Profit' says limits on US flag size unconstitutional
RALEIGH, N.C. - A reality television star says in a court filing that it's unconstitutional for a North Carolina city to ban a huge American flag flying at his recreational vehicle store because of it...
Jun 06, 2019
NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar
New York City's police commissioner has apologized for the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn that catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement. Commissioner James O'Neill said Thursday that "the acti...
Jun 06, 2019
Trudeau accepts inquiry finding of genocide, but says focus must be on response
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide. Debate has erupted over th...
Jun 06, 2019
Victoria officials confirm kitten tossed in trash ingested methamphetamine
VICTORIA - Animal control officers in Victoria now know why a kitten had balance and other issues after being found zipped in a small bag and tossed in the trash at a mall. Ian Fraser, senior animal c...
Jun 06, 2019
Trudeau accepts inquiry finding of genocide, but says focus must be on response
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide. Debate has erupted over th...
Jun 06, 2019
Victoria officials confirm kitten tossed in trash ingested methamphetamine
VICTORIA - Animal control officers in Victoria now know why a kitten had balance and other issues after being found zipped in a small bag and tossed in the trash at a mall. Ian Fraser, senior animal c...
Jun 06, 2019
Battle of depleted rosters awaits Impact, Sounders at Saputo Stadium
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and the Seattle Sounders may have to dive deep into their rosters when they play each other Wednesday night. Impact manager Remi Garde confirmed that he will have less t...
Jun 06, 2019
