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Quebec cabinet minister Laurent Lessard decides to not seek re-election this year
QUEBEC - A seventh member of Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s Liberal cabinet has announced he won’t seek re-election later this year. Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard says the...
Jun 08, 2018

Truck driver indicted over fatal wreck with lawmakers' train
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A garbage-truck driver who drove into the path of a train carrying Republican members of Congress has been indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the ...
Jun 08, 2018
Some like it not: Marilyn Monroe statue has church venting
HARTFORD, Conn. - Marilyn Monroe’s rear is getting some leers in Connecticut. A 26-foot statue of the actress has been placed in a Stamford park across the street from a church, which is getting...
Jun 08, 2018
Person dies at Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee
MANCHESTER, Tenn. - Officials say a person has died while attending the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. News outlets report Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves confirmed a body was found...
Jun 08, 2018
Toronto's Latifi gets first F1 experience at Canadian GP practice
MONTREAL - Nicholas Latifi got his first taste of Formula One action Friday when he drove a Force India car in the first practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix. It was only one practice, but the ...
Jun 08, 2018
US pulls 2 more from Cuba amid new potential health cases
WASHINGTON - The United States has pulled out two more of its workers from its embassy in Cuba and is testing them for possible brain injury, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, ...
Jun 08, 2018

Wonder Gadot, Telekinesis look to punch their tickets to the Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Mark Casse will look to triple his Queen’s Plate pleasure Saturday. Casse will send two solid entries postward at Woodbine Racetrack. Filly Wonder Gadot headlines the five-horse field ...
Jun 08, 2018

Manitoba animal rescue seeks help after dogs left behind in wildfire evacuations
WINNIPEG - An animal rescue organization in Manitoba has sent a letter to Indigenous Services Canada asking for help with hundreds of dogs left behind when two First Nations communities were evacuated...
Jun 08, 2018

New charges filed against Manafort in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought new obstruction charges against President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman and a longtime associate who prosecutors have said has ties to ...
Jun 08, 2018
Impact head to Dallas looking to build on skid-busting home win over Houston
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact found a winning formula against the Houston Dynamo last week, and they think a similar game plan could work against Major League Soccer’s other Texas club. The Imp...
Jun 08, 2018