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NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Jun 30, 2021

B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to...
Jun 30, 2021

House votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police o...
Jun 30, 2021

Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an apartment complex dumpster in February has had his bail set at $1 mill...
Jun 30, 2021

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by ...
Jun 30, 2021

McDavid says Hart Trophy award particularly special with unanimous vote, Gretzky link
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid says his second NHL MVP award is special, but means a little bit more when it links him to the NHL's all-time scoring leader. "Anytime you're in the same breath as Wayne Gret...
Jun 30, 2021

TFC striker Akinola switches allegiance from U.S. to Canada ahead of Gold Cup
American-born Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola has chosen to represent Canada internationally and will be available to the national men's team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup. Canada Soccer announced...
Jun 30, 2021

Nova Scotia RCMP report suspicious fire at Catholic church in First Nations community
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - Police are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged the Catholic church in a First Nations community north of Halifax, the latest in a recent string of church fires on Indigen...
Jun 30, 2021

Ontarians line up for haircuts as province rolls back public health restrictions
TORONTO - Ontarians lined up for their first haircuts in months on Wednesday as the province rolled back public health restrictions on salons and other businesses in light of a decline in COVID-19 cas...
Jun 30, 2021

Yukon asks for federal help as territory battles widespread transmission of COVID-19
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief public health officer says hospitals in the territory are reaching their limits during widespread community transmission of COVID-19. Dr. Brendan Hanley says Yukon has the h...
Jun 30, 2021