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Arsenic legacy in lake-bottom sediments from historic N.S. mine worries researcher
HALIFAX - Findings from a study describing the arsenic legacy left in lake-bottom sediments near an abandoned Halifax gold mine are setting off alarm bells for a senior cancer researcher. A paper publ...
May 24, 2021

Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on last week's Gaza cease-fire by laying the groundw...
May 24, 2021

'Off the radar': new program aims to give visibility to young caregivers in Quebec
MONTREAL - At 13, while most of her friends were playing outdoors, Joany Roussel was home. Roussel, now 26, said she knew her life was different than most teenage girls: instead of keeping up with the...
May 24, 2021

Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
VIENNA (AP) - Iran and the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agreed on Monday to a one-month extension to a deal on surveillance cameras at Tehran's atomic sites, buying more time for ongoing negotiations seeki...
May 24, 2021

Canadian troops, Mounties get front row seats to Israeli-Palestinian clashes
OTTAWA - A handful of Canadian Armed Forces members and RCMP officers have had front row seats over the past two weeks as protests and violence have rocked parts of Israel and the Gaza Strip, leaving ...
May 24, 2021

Canada's Dillon Brooks leads 8th-seeded Memphis over No. 1-seeded Jazz in series opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have not completely consigned their grit-and-grind days to the past. The eighth-seeded Grizzlies beat top-seeded Utah 112-109 on Sunday night in the opening...
May 23, 2021

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world
NEW DELHI (AP) - India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections that exploded with fury has shown signs of eas...
May 23, 2021

Young hits runner with 0.9 left to lift Hawks past Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) - A crowd that waited eight years to see another Knicks playoff game needed just minutes to make Trae Young its target. Young heard the fans' hate. Then he silenced them. "I've always lo...
May 23, 2021

Ehlers scores two, Jets take 3-0 series lead over Oilers with 5-4 comeback OT win
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets stormed back with three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday, t...
May 23, 2021

Bergeron, Pastrnak and Bruins finish off Capitals in 5 games
WASHINGTON (AP) - Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak dazzled on offense, Tuukka Rask was rock solid in net and the Boston Bruins are moving on to the second round of the playoffs. Bergeron scored twi...
May 23, 2021