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N.L. group using DNA testing to identify critically endangered ponies
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland group is using science to track down a rare, critically endangered pony. The province’s Pony Society is offering DNA testing for people who have Newfoundl...
Jul 27, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota United set to battle for MLS playoff spot
VANCOUVER - The most talked about player in Major League Soccer could return to the field in Vancouver this weekend. Whitecaps midfielder Alphonso Davies missed three games as negotiations took place ...
Jul 27, 2018
Global whiskey industry leaders unite to denounce tariffs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Top global whiskey associations put aside their marketplace competition Thursday to show a united front in denouncing tariffs and urging world leaders to end their disputes before tr...
Jul 27, 2018
Private sector to sell marijuana in Ontario once pot can be legally sold: report
TORONTO - The Ontario government will reportedly allow private stores to sell marijuana once recreational cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17. A source in the provincial government told the Globe and Ma...
Jul 27, 2018
CARTOON 07-27-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 07-27-2018
Jul 27, 2018
In the news today, July 27
Six stories in the news for Friday, July 27 --- PROVINCE TO CUT TORONTO COUNCIL SEATS: REPORT Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is reportedly planning to slash the number of city cou...
Jul 27, 2018
World shares mostly higher, defying Facebook-led tech slump
BANGKOK - World shares were mostly higher Friday as investors shrugged off Facebook’s nearly $120 billion overnight plunge in market value, the biggest-ever one-day loss in dollar value for a U....
Jul 27, 2018
2 New Yorker artists bring colours, smiles to Rohingya camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh - With his blond dreads tied in a ponytail and baggy jeans caked with paint smudges, Max Frieder first arrived at the cramped Rohingya refugee camps last December. Unlike many o...
Jul 27, 2018
Khan, once a cricket star, now pious, anti-poverty reformer
ISLAMABAD - Former cricket star Imran Khan, whose political party was formally declared the winner Friday in Pakistan’s parliamentary election, has promised to fight corruption and help millions...
Jul 27, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games CFL Edmonton 44 Montreal 23 — American League L.A. Angels 12 Chicago White Sox 8 N.Y. Yankees 7 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 3 Minnesota 2 Boston 1 Oakland 7 Texas ...
Jul 27, 2018