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DARDANELLE, Ark. - Officials say a levee along the Arkansas River has breached, prompting an evacuation of a rural area in the western part of the state. The levee breached early Friday at Dardanelle,...

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is lo...

OTTAWA -  A short chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy: May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944...

OTTAWA - Garth Webb was a 25-year-old lieutenant when he landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, one of thousands of Canadian soldiers to take part in the greatest amphibious landing in mil...

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 29 --- O'REGAN TO VISIT MERCURY-DAMAGED GRASSY NARROWS Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an ...

Four stories in the news for Friday, May 31 --- RAPTORS WIN IN FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE U.S. In a historic victory, the first NBA Finals game to be played outside of the United St...

OTTAWA - The federal government failed to reach a planned agreement Wednesday on a specialized health facility with a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by mercury contamination. Ott...

CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to continue today for a Calgary couple convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son. A jury last fall found Jennifer and Jeromie Clark guilty of crimina...

MILAN - Antonio Conte has been named Inter Milan coach after being out of a job since June 2018 after being fired by English Premier League side Chelsea. Inter made the widely expected announcement at...

PARIS - Naomi Osaka screamed "Oh, my God!" after one shanked shot. Mouthed something and clasped her hands together, as if praying, after another. There were plenty of deep sighs and exaggerated eyero...