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Ontario researcher among global team unveiling first image of a black hole
An international team of researchers that includes an Ontario scientist is to unveil the first captured image of a black hole. The picture was compiled by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, a&...
Apr 10, 2019
Judge orders detention of former Peruvian president
LIMA, Peru - A judge in Peru has ordered the 10-day detention of former President Pedro Pablo Kucyznksi as part of a money laundering probe into his consulting work for the company at the heart of Lat...
Apr 10, 2019
Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy
BERLIN - The director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing shock at "unacceptable" events. A...
Apr 10, 2019
Another global ambassador: The Weeknd signs on with Canadian esports outfit
TORONTO - The Weeknd has joined the OverActive Media Group ownership and will serve as global ambassador for the Canadian esports company. The Toronto R&B singer and producer, whose real...
Apr 10, 2019
Trump: Uganda must capture kidnappers of freed US tourist
KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her re...
Apr 10, 2019
Budget surplus allows Sylvan Lake to lower tax increases
Officials say higher revenues and fewer expenses have resulted in the Town of Sylvan Lake posting a budget surplus for 2018.As a result, Council has approved the following amendments to the proposed 2...
Apr 10, 2019
Sanders quiets his critics as he becomes a 2020 front-runner
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and esta...
Apr 10, 2019
US labels elite Iran force a foreign terrorist organization
WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, an unprecedented declaration against a foreign government that may prompt retalia...
Apr 10, 2019
Shake-up at Homeland Security goes beyond Nielsen's exit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and White House allies pressing for a harder line on immigration sped up their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security with a mission ...
Apr 10, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera raged across Yemen
ADEN, Yemen - In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million d...
Apr 10, 2019