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Justice Dept. will execute inmates for first time since 2003
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003. The department says five inmates will be executed, starting in Decembe...
Jul 25, 2019
New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and h...
Jul 25, 2019
Plants might like your singing, but these cats will like your reading: Kids with autism read to cats
PRINCE GEORGE-Singing to plants might make them grow, but reading to cats will make them purr.Melissa Garner, Executive Director at the PG Humane Society says that cats purring has been exactly what's...
Jul 25, 2019
Canadian women swim to bronze in freestyle relay at world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - The Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team captured a bronze medal on Thursday at the world aquatics championships. Kayla Sanchez of Scarborough, Ont., Taylor ...
Jul 25, 2019
B.B. King's 'Lucille' guitar going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is among ...
Jul 25, 2019
76th Venice Film Festival to embrace, not reject, Netflix
ROME - The 76th Venice Film Festival will feature three Netflix productions alongside Hollywood titles, embracing the streaming giant again after the Cannes Film Festival excluded it for a second year...
Jul 25, 2019
Opponents of Bill 21 seek leave to appeal decision that maintained secularism law
MONTREAL - Civil liberties groups are seeking leave to appeal a recent Quebec Superior Court decision that found it wasn't necessary to temporarily suspend certain provisions of Quebec's seculari...
Jul 25, 2019
Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave
PARIS - Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures or near-record heat Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continen...
Jul 25, 2019
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins second gold at world aquatics championship
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Don't ask Kylie Masse to single out her favourite swim in world aquatic championships history. The 23-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., is now part of an exclusive Canadian cl...
Jul 25, 2019
5 things you need to know: Thursday, July 25
Good morning, here are the five things we think you need to know:$5.6 billion petrochemical facility in the works for Prince GeorgeA $5.6 billion proposed polyethylene (the most commonly used type of ...
Jul 25, 2019