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Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Friday after months of demonstrations set off by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her home during a botche...
Apr 09, 2021

Flags drop, bells toll as Canadians remember special relationship with Prince Philip
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and an array of federal and provincial figures are paying tribute to Prince Philip and the royal's special relationship to Canada as flags across the country dropped to h...
Apr 09, 2021

Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...
Apr 09, 2021

Buffalo Bisons head to New Jersey to start season, opening door for Toronto Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will relocate to Trenton, N.J., for the start of the 2021 season, clearing the path for the Toronto Blue Jays to return to the home of their triple-A affiliate. The ...
Apr 09, 2021

Lheidli T'enneh elect new chief
.PRINCE GEORGE - Dolleen Logan is the newly elected chief of the Lheidli T'enneh.Logan, a former councillor, takes over from former chief Clay Pountney. She also beat out a third candidate, Jason Gill...
Apr 09, 2021

Rowers return to St. John's lake, organizers hopeful historic regatta will too
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There will be rowers gliding across Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's this summer, but it's not yet known if they'll be able to compete in the city's historic regatta. In a lakeside boa...
Apr 09, 2021

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...
Apr 09, 2021

Toronto Raptors waive guard Patrick McCaw, a member of 2019 championship team
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have waived guard Patrick McCaw.The 25-year-old McCaw has been limited to five games this season because of a knee injury.McCaw signed with the Raptors in January 2019 an...
Apr 09, 2021

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...
Apr 09, 2021

Wholesale prices up 1% in March, energy leads the way again
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Wholesale prices jumped again in March pushed by another big increase in energy prices, the government reported Friday. The Labor Department's producer price index, which measures...
Apr 09, 2021