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French beaches at dawn set scene for solemn D-Day observance
OMAHA BEACH, France - The five beaches are silent at dawn but forever haunted. When the sun rises Thursday over the Normandy coastline where thousands of men bled and died 75 years ago, the diminishin...
Jun 07, 2019
Stankoven hattrick, Flyers take 1st
Pleasure Pool Flyers 3 - 1 Nordiques Logan Stankoven had a hattrick and Shawn Chatterley made 24 saves as the Flyers won the 'D' Division on the last night of the regular season. The Nordiques and Fly...
Jun 07, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Ball Hockey
Prowlers solidify hold on 1st in Major Men's Fastball
Chu Chua Chiefs 8STK Orioles 15WP: Michael Sam (6 IP)Chu Chua - Richie Celesta (2-4, 2 R)Orioles - Devin Pearson (4-4, 3B, 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI); Mike Lederlaw (HR, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI)Game 2HD Bombers - 6French...
Jun 07, 2019 Image credit:KMMFL
Survey: Companies add fewest jobs in 9 years in May
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in nine years, a private survey found, as manufacturers, construction firms and mining companies cut workers. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday tha...
Jun 07, 2019
Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to 'shut it down' in Georgia
LOS ANGELES - Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat. Most stu...
Jun 07, 2019
D-Day alliances still strong, leaders say at ceremony on eve of anniversary
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom - The terrible and tragic story of the Second World War played out in an elaborate ceremony in this city in southern England on Wednesday, mere metres from where thousands o...
Jun 07, 2019
In the news today, June 5
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 5 --- D-DAY COMMEMORATIONS BEGIN TODAY IN THE U.K. D-Day commemorations are beginning today in the British port city of Portsmouth, where thousands All...
Jun 07, 2019
In the news today, June 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 7 --- TRUDEAU CONCLUDING HIS TRIP TO FRANCE TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is concluding his trip to France today, where he took part in marking the...
Jun 07, 2019
Changes to solitary-confinement bill could address key MMIWG inquiry findings
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission is backing changes to a bill on solitary confinement, agreeing with other advocates that the amendments to the government's proposed law would follow reco...
Jun 07, 2019
Improving Canada's recycling output will take 'radical changes': report
OTTAWA - An analysis of Canada's plastic industry shows the industry producing plastic dwarfs the industry trying to recycle it. The report, completed by consulting firms Deloitte and ChemInfo Se...
Jun 07, 2019
