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Some victims of ski coach Bertrand Charest speak of robbed childhoods
MONTREAL - Four of the women sexually assaulted and abused by disgraced national ski coach Bertrand Charest spoke publicly Monday about what they endured, saying they are...
Jun 04, 2018
Report calling for moratorium on raves draws comparison with "Footloose"
EDMONTON - Critics of a city report in Edmonton that recommends a moratorium on raves are comparing the idea to a well-known 1980s movie where a town bans dancing. The report that’...
Jun 04, 2018
Guatemala volcano death toll up to 69, expected to rise
EL RODEO, Guatemala - Rescuers pulled survivors and bodies from the charred aftermath of the powerful eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, as the death toll rose to 69 on Monday and was expe...
Jun 04, 2018
Trump, lawyers lay out expansive presidential powers view
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed Monday he has an “absolute right” to pardon himself, part of an extraordinarily expansive vision of executive authority that is mostly untested ...
Jun 04, 2018
Pakistan kills 6 after coming under attack near Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have killed six militants and thwarted seven attempts to target military posts in a northwestern tribal region and a border village in the southwest near Afghanis...
Jun 04, 2018
Fallon to Parkland students: 'Don't let anything stop you'
SUNRISE, Fla. - Graduating seniors at the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people in February received diplomas Sunday and heard from surprise commencement speaker Jimmy Fallon, who urged ...
Jun 04, 2018
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
KABUL - A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 shortly after the religious leaders had issued a decree agains...
Jun 04, 2018
Plastic makers say goal is no plastic in landfills by 2030
OTTAWA - The country’s plastics makers have set their own targets for keeping all plastic out of Canadian landfills by 2030. The announcement comes just days before the federal go...
Jun 03, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NBA Finals Golden State 122 Cleveland 103 (Golden State leads series 2-0) — AHL Playoffs Calder Cup Final Texas 2 Toronto 1 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American Leagu...
Jun 03, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NBA Finals Golden State 122 Cleveland 103 (Golden State leads series 2-0) — AHL Playoffs Calder Cup Final Texas 2 Toronto 1 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American Leagu...
Jun 03, 2018