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Singh demands Afghan interpreters' families be allowed into Canada as Taliban surges
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government should expand eligibility for Afghans hoping for resettlement in Canada to include the extended families of interpreters and staff who su...
Aug 03, 2021
Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near Metro
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon was on lockdown Tuesday morning after multiple gunshots were fired near a platform by the facility's Metro station. A Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lock...
Aug 03, 2021
NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced ...
Aug 03, 2021
Florida again breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 11,515 patients in one day, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Aug 03, 2021
Canada shut out of medals again, but sprinters De Grasse, Brown provide hope
TOKYO - Canada threatened to add to its medal total Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics but, despite a few close calls, the nation was left without any hardware to celebrate for the second straight day. Onc...
Aug 03, 2021
Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal
BERLIN (AP) - A German court on Tuesday convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World W...
Aug 03, 2021
Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, local police said Tuesday. Vitaly Shishov, ...
Aug 03, 2021
Hootsuite to acquire artificial intelligence chatbot company Heyday for $60 million
VANCOUVER - Social media management business Hootsuite says it has acquired artificial intelligence chatbot company Heyday. Vancouver-based Hootsuite says it agreed to pay $60 million for the company....
Aug 03, 2021
Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile
TOKYO - Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That she delivered a tense, heart-pounding ...
Aug 03, 2021
Nanaimo riders dreaming of open roads on custom-made chopper
NANAIMO - Two local riders are looking to make their riding dreams a reality.Joel Wilson and Dan Morison are in the final stages of a North America-wide contest to build a custom chopper motorcycle wi...
Aug 03, 2021
