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Court clerk charged with picking pocketbook of Quebec judge
SAGUENAY, Canada - A courthouse clerk in Quebec has been charged with stealing money from a judge’s wallet in her office. Authorities allege the woman took about $150 in the incident in Saguenay...
Jul 11, 2018
Family and protesters demand cops be named after man dies in police custody
The family of a man who died after an encounter with police in a city about 100 kilometres north of Toronto is demanding the officers involved face charges. About 50 people attended a rally Wednesday ...
Jul 11, 2018
Calgary man sentenced in girlfriend's death
CALGARY- A 34-year-old Calgary man convicted of killing his girlfriend and attempting to frame her death as a suicide has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Luke Anthony MacLeod was sentenced yeste...
Jul 11, 2018
Murdoch's 21st Century Fox ups Sky bid to beat rival Comcast
LONDON - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox increased Wednesday its bid to take full control of lucrative European pay TV service Sky in a prolonged battle with U.S. rival Comcast. Fo...
Jul 11, 2018
Whitney Houston's mom expresses 'shock' over abuse claims
NEW YORK - Whitney Houston’s mother says allegations that her superstar daughter and her son were molested by her niece, Dee Dee Warwick, are “unfathomable.” In a statement to People...
Jul 11, 2018
Lawyer: NFL star LeSean McCoy orchestrated assault of woman
ATLANTA - The lawyer for the ex-girlfriend of NFL star LeSean McCoy says the Buffalo Bills running back orchestrated an attack that left her bloody amid attempts to get her to leave his suburban Atlan...
Jul 11, 2018
Good Charlotte to headline benefit concert for 5 slain
NEW YORK - The city of Annapolis will hold a benefit concert featuring Maryland-bred rockers Good Charlotte to honour the five Capital Gazette employees killed in an attack in their newsroom. Mayor Ga...
Jul 11, 2018
US wholesale prices shoot up 3.4 per cent over past year
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3 per cent in June, a slight slowing from May. But the 12-month gain was the fastest in more than six years, adding to evidence that inflation is beginning to...
Jul 11, 2018
Trump rattles NATO, questioning its value, assailing Germany
BRUSSELS - Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted the NATO summit Wednesday by turning a spotlight on Germany’s ties to Russia and openly...
Jul 11, 2018
AP Interview: US rescuer details high-risk Thai cave mission
MAE SAI, Thailand - The Thai boys saved from a flooded cave endured dives in zero visibility lasting up to half an hour. In places, they were put into harnesses and high-lined across rocky caverns, sa...
Jul 11, 2018