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Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters defy ban
HONG KONG - Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas Saturday at protesters who defied authorities' warnings not to march in a neighbourhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators b...
Jul 27, 2019
In the news today, July 25
Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 25 --- FATHER OF SUSPECT IN 3 DEATHS SAYS SON IS IN PAIN The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says h...
Jul 27, 2019
No minorities, one woman sought latest Supreme Court seat: panel chair
OTTAWA - More women, Indigenous and minority judges could find themselves on the Supreme Court if the government took a longer view of filling spots instead of scrambling to fill vacancies, says forme...
Jul 27, 2019
Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists as well as ...
Jul 27, 2019
50 Cent: 'Power' being overlooked by Emmys is racial
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - 50 Cent said he thinks "Power" being overlooked by the Emmys over the years was racial despite the success of popular Starz series that has a prominently black cast. "I like to...
Jul 26, 2019
Calgary Cavalry bounce withering Whitecaps from Canadian Championships
VANCOUVER - Calgary's Cavalry FC may be a Cinderella story but the fairy tale isn't over yet. The Canadian Premier League squad pulled off an upset Wednesday night, beating Major League Soccer's&...
Jul 26, 2019
Cool Runnings? Jamaica rugby 7s dream big at Pan Am Games
LIMA, Peru - They call them Cool Runnings on grass and they dream of their own Hollywood Olympic story. Jamaica's rugby sevens team is a fan favourite at the Pan American Games in Lima, where it has d...
Jul 26, 2019
D'Arnaud drives in two, Rays topple Blue Jays 3-1 in series opener
TORONTO - Jacob Waguespack feels like he's on the cusp of a breakout. The rookie right-hander allowed just three runs over five innings Friday night in his third career start, but the Blue Jays' ...
Jul 26, 2019
Masoli, Evans scored TDs as Ticats hand Bombers first loss of CFL season
HAMILTON - Jeremiah Masoli and Dane Evans scored rushing TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats handed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers their first loss of the season, 23-15, in a battle of CFL division leaders...
Jul 26, 2019
8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles
MANILA, Philippines - Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, inj...
Jul 26, 2019