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As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning
VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...
Jun 04, 2024
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
NEW YORK (AP) - James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely. ...
Jun 04, 2024
Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests
PHOENIX (AP) - The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a proposal asking voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any l...
Jun 04, 2024
Toronto FC's Federico Bernardeschi fined after weekend red card at D.C. United
TORONTO - Toronto FC winger/wingback Federico Bernardeschi has been fined an undisclosed amount for "failing to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the 88th minute of Toronto's...
Jun 04, 2024
York United looks to former Atlas FC coach Benjamin Mora to lead the team to success
TORONTO - York United FC unveiled Benjamin Mora as its new head coach Tuesday, hoping his experience in the Mexican top flight and success in Malaysia will help lead the Toronto-based Canadian Premier...
Jun 04, 2024
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move, following in the recent steps of three other European coun...
Jun 04, 2024
Cook-Searson receives honourary degree from Sask. Polytechnic
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson was the recipient of an honourary degree in Applied Studies by Saskatchewan Polytechnic last week. "It was really nice when I received the cal...
Jun 04, 2024
Privacy commissioners investigate B.C. firm that does background checks for landlords
OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...
Jun 04, 2024
Argos head coach Dinwiddie fine with team's underdog status entering 2024 season
TORONTO - They've finished atop the East Division standings three straight years and are coming off a 16-win season, but head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts will be flying under the ra...
Jun 04, 2024
B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist
BURNABY, B.C. - The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or ne...
Jun 04, 2024
