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Japan downgrading South Korea trade status, raising tensions
TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a "whitelist" of countries with preferential trade status, a move sure to fuel antagonism already at a boiling point over rec...
Aug 01, 2019
Kaye, Sinclair and Charron named players of the month by Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Mark-Anthony Kaye, Christine Sinclair and Samuel Charron have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for July. Kaye were honoured for their play with Los Angeles FC and the Por...
Aug 01, 2019
ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order
SAN DIEGO - More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civ...
Aug 01, 2019
Saudi changes allow women to travel without male consent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia issued new laws early Friday that grant women greater freedoms by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing and ...
Aug 01, 2019
Woman pleads guilty to throwing cup at Florida congressman
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A woman has pleaded guilty to throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump. Federal court records show that...
Aug 01, 2019
Family Affair: McClintock-Rini wins silver and stepdaughter Rini takes bronze
MALA, Peru - Whitney McClintock-Rini was about three minutes in to a post-event interview when the emotion of the day really sunk in. The Canadian water-skier, her hair still wet after...
Aug 01, 2019
Darvill hits grand slam as Canadian baseball team beats Colombia 10-3 at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Wes Darvill of Langley, B.C., hit a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning and Canada moved a step closer to defending its Pan American Games baseball title with a 10-3 win over Colombia on...
Aug 01, 2019
Injured quarterback Zach Collaros not sure when he'll start for Argonauts
TORONTO - Even Zach Collaros doesn't know how to describe his injury. But he does hope to be playing for the Toronto Argonauts sooner rather than later. Collaros has been on the six-game injured list ...
Aug 01, 2019
Trump 'rodent' tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments
BALTIMORE - Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a "rat and rodent infested mess." His apartment owned by thepresident's son-in-la...
Aug 01, 2019
Producer of 1969's Woodstock calls it a lesson in community
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A producer of the 1969 Woodstock festival says he's come to appreciate how a community can be born of difficulty. Joel Rosenman said Tuesday he was so immersed in pulling off t...
Aug 01, 2019