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Order: Abortions can continue at Missouri's lone clinic
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state's only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out, adding that th...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada adds right-wing extremist groups to terrorist list
OTTAWA - For the first time, Canada has placed right-wing extremist groups on the national list of terrorist organizations. Blood & Honour, an international neo-Nazi network, and its armed branch,...
Jun 28, 2019
Transport Canada implements speed limits following death of another right whale
HALIFAX - Transport Canada has implemented a speed restriction for vessels in the western part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence following yet another death of the endangered North Atlantic right whale ...
Jun 28, 2019
Police: 1 person in custody in missing Utah student case
SALT LAKE CITY - Police say one person has been taken into custody in the case of a Utah college student who disappeared 11 days ago. Salt Lake City police said the person was brought in Friday mornin...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that C...
Jun 28, 2019
Lizzo says security guard manhandled 2 staffers in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Singer-rapper Lizzo says a security guard tackled two members of her staff to the ground and used hurtful language just moments after her performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest. Lizzo late ...
Jun 28, 2019
US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela
BOGOTA - The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialis...
Jun 28, 2019
SNC-Lavalin opts for corruption trial before judge alone
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering giant. The company was ordered to st...
Jun 28, 2019
Pride on display on 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising
New York City is marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, days of unrest in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that began with a police raid on a gay bar and catalyzed a sustained LGTBQ libe...
Jun 28, 2019
Nutrien Wonderhub opens doors to public
An exciting new experience for children and families with a focus on learning and engagement has opened its doors in Saskatoon.Nutrien Wonderhub is Saskatchewan's first children's museum, and one of o...
Jun 28, 2019 Toon Town is one of many exhibits available to visitors at Saskatchewan's first children's museum Nutrien Wonderhub. (Nutrien Wonderhub/Facebook)