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Wapiti Regional Library to Offer Curbside Pickup Services at Select Branches
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, Wapiti Regional Library closed their branch libraries to the public on March 20, 2020. The region has continued to offer patrons access to educatio...
Jun 10, 2020
Minneapolis withdrawing from police union negotiations
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday in announcing the first steps in what he said would be tra...
Jun 10, 2020
George Floyd's death is 'changing the world,' a brother says
WASHINGTON - Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, says he's testifying to Congress because he wants his brother's death to be "more than another name" on a growing list of those killed during i...
Jun 10, 2020
Garneau asks Iran to explain to UN aviation council where black boxes are
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada wants Iran to explain why it hasn't yet handed over the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran on Jan. 8. Garneau is spea...
Jun 10, 2020
HBO Max removes 'Gone With the Wind,' will add context
NEW YORK - HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil W...
Jun 10, 2020
'MLS is Back Tournament' to open July 8 at Disney Complex in Florida
Major League Soccer will return to action July 8 with a World Cup-style tournament that will run through Aug. 11 in the Orlando area. All 26 teams will take part in the "MLS is Back Tournament" at the...
Jun 10, 2020
London mayor seeks answers over Taser use on rapper's father
London's mayor has called for an urgent investigation after rapper Wretch 32 released a video of his father being tasered in his home by a British police officer. The 36-second clip posted late Tuesda...
Jun 10, 2020
Sweden halts probe into 1986 murder of PM Olof Palme
STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Wednesday dropped its investigation into the unsolved murder of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was shot dead 34 years ago in downtown Stockholm, saying that decisi...
Jun 10, 2020
'Cops,' on air for 33 seasons, dropped by Paramount Network
LOS ANGELES - After 33 seasons on the air, "Cops" has been dropped by the Paramount Network as protests against police proliferate around the world. "Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don't ...
Jun 10, 2020
US consumer prices fall 0.1% in May, third straight drop
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices dropped in May for the third straight month as the coronavirus pandemic pushed the American economy into a recession. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its con...
Jun 10, 2020