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Former US Sen. Thad Cochran, 'Quiet Persuader,' dies at 81
JACKSON, Miss. - In the Washington political scene of bombast and big egos, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi wielded power with a quiet, gentlemanly demeanour. He played piano in his Capitol Hil...
Jun 01, 2019
Newborn southern resident whale calf spotted swimming in British Columbia waters
VANCOUVER - A newborn calf in a southern resident killer whale pod has been spotted in the waters around Tofino, British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans marine mammal co-ordinator Pa...
Jun 01, 2019
Canadian garbage will depart Philippines for Vancouver later today
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says it is "unfortunate" that a disagreement with the Philippines about Canadian garbage became an international diplomatic incident but she hopes it's ...
Jun 01, 2019
New Hampshire repeals death penalty as Senate overrides veto
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire, which hasn't executed anyone in 80 years and has only one inmate on death row, on Thursday became the latest state to abolish the death penalty when the state Senate vot...
Jun 01, 2019
Lawsuit calls Mississippi's way of choosing governors racist
JACKSON, Miss. - In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting el...
Jun 01, 2019
Quebec launches wide-ranging commission into youth protection service,
MONTREAL - The Quebec government launched a wide-ranging independent commission Thursday to look into youth protection in the province, prompted by the death last month of a seven-...
Jun 01, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
CFL Pre-seasonCalgary 37 Saskatchewan 1Winnipeg 20 Edmonton 3MLBAmerican LeagueN.Y. Yankees 4 Boston 1Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 3Texas 6 Kansas City 2Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 1Houston 3 Oakland 2Seat...
Jun 01, 2019
Lift those knees: Babies crawl to the Lithuanian finish line
VILNIUS, Lithuania - In Lithuania, the rat race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red carpet in Lithuania in a crawling race as their parents, grandparents and onlo...
Jun 01, 2019
Canadian offensive lineman John Urschel loving life after football
Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Ursc...
Jun 01, 2019
Skipper of cruiser that sank Budapest tour boat arrested
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian police detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with and sank a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, as rescue crews geared up to raise the vess...
Jun 01, 2019