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Six stories in the news for today, June 30
Six stories in the news for Friday, June 30 ——— NDP TO FORM MINORITY GOVERNMENT…
Las Cruces, El Paso rail eyed to connect border cities
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A proposed plan seeks to build a commuter rail line in…
A quick glance at a few of the new recipients of the Order of Canada
OTTAWA – Rideau Hall is adding 99 new members to the Order of Canada, which…
Grenades, ammo stolen in daring raid at Portugal army depot
LISBON, Portugal – Defence officials in Portugal say they are compiling a list of weapons…
Hannibal Buress says ‘Spider-Man’ red carpet prank was a win
LOS ANGELES – Comedian Hannibal Buress says his prank of sending a lookalike to Wednesday…
Polish official to defend old forest actions before UNESCO
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s environment minister said Friday that he will use an upcoming UNESCO…
TV’s nonpartisan July 4th: fireworks, the US Constitution
LOS ANGELES – Happy nonpartisan Fourth of July! In this rancorous political environment, America’s birthday…
Cancelled Netflix series ‘Sense8’ to return for 2-hour finale
LOS ANGELES – The fans have spoken, and the cancelled Netflix series “Sense8” is coming…
Germany passes law against online hate speech
BERLIN – German lawmakers approved a bill on Friday aimed at cracking down on hate…
Romania: 3 soldiers dead, 9 injured after truck overturns
BUCHAREST, Romania – Three soldiers died and nine were injured when their truck plunged into…
Finland, Sweden join British-led rapid action military force
HELSINKI – Sweden and Finland have joined a British-led military rapid reaction force that can…
Couple accused of trying to sell deer parts taken from trash
LITITZ, Pa. – Authorities have again charged two former Pennsylvania restaurant owners accused of scavenging…
Oil price slump removes the ‘outrageous’ from Calgary Stampede party plans
CALGARY – Michael Werbisky fondly remembers getting the shaft at the posh Hyatt Regency Hotel…
What’s up for Canada Day? For a change, it’s not average gasoline prices
CALGARY – Canadian motorists hitting the road for the country’s 150th Canada Day weekend are…
Canadian, European studies link key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives
TORONTO – A new study by Canadian researchers has found that honeybees have been exposed…
Construction zone flagger seriously injured in hit-and-run caught on video
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP say a woman has been arrested after a flagger at a…
Another painful year in Alberta, but NDP government sees positive economic signs
EDMONTON – Alberta ended its most recent fiscal year with a $10.8 billion deficit and…
Respect Indigenous Peoples who don’t want to celebrate Canada 150, Trudeau urges
OTTAWA – An indigenous demonstration teepee was moved onto Parliament Hill Thursday evening after a…
98-year-old activist remains defiant after arraignment
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – A 98-year-old Massachusetts woman in a wheelchair who was arrested last…
SNC-Lavalin sets up infrastructure partnership with European firm
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin(TSX:SNC) is shifting a collection of its Canadian infrastructure holdings to a new…
CPP Investment Board to buy Houston office portfolio for US$1.2 billion
TORONTO – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced a deal Friday to buy a Houston-based…
Israel responds to Syrian spillover fire in repeat incident
JERUSALEM – Israel’s military says aircraft struck a Syrian military post that earlier fired a…
Wimbledon’s strawberry farm could lose workers post-Brexit
LONDON – Will Brexit threaten the winning partnership of strawberries and cream at the Wimbledon…
South Africa’s Zuma admits party corruption, targets critics
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday acknowledged corruption and other “negative tendencies”…