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Froome and Quintana struggle in opening Tour de France stage
FONTENAY-LE-COMTE, France - Chris Froome tumbled off the road into a grassy field in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, immediately putting his pursuit of a record-tying fifth title ...
Jul 7, 2018
Milos Raonic advances to fourth round at Wimbledon
LONDON - A good night’s sleep helped Milos Raonic change his attitude and advance to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. The Canadian won seven of nine games on Day 2 of a third-round match suspended ...
Jul 7, 2018
Toronto police investigating officer's scathing letter to Mayor John Tory
TORONTO - As Toronto police investigate a string of high-profile shootings, a war of words is brewing in the force’s upper echelons, with the mayor and chief on one side and the head of the poli...
Jul 7, 2018
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
VICTORIA - A West Coast whale watching collective is demanding closer access for its members to more abundant killer whale populations after the federal government imposed a 200-metre viewing distance...
Jul 7, 2018
Wildfires rage through California amid heat rage
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others that have fo...
Jul 7, 2018
After talks, NKorea accuses US of 'gangster-like' demands
TOKYO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, bashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president’s top envoy wh...
Jul 7, 2018
Syrian troops celebrate recapture of Jordan border crossing
NASEEB, Syria - Syrian soldiers fanned out across towns and villages in southern Syria Saturday, celebrating the recapture of the main border crossing with Jordan by raising portraits of President Bas...
Jul 7, 2018
Mourners honour 3 killed in anti-India protest in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Thousands participated in the funeral of two young men and a teenage girl in disputed Kashmir on Saturday, hours after police say they were killed when government forces fired at ant...
Jul 7, 2018
May: EU citizens might get preferred treatment post-Brexit
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May touted the benefits of her latest Brexit proposal to create a partial free trade zone between the U.K. and the European Union, saying Saturday it is possible EU cit...
Jul 7, 2018
38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan
TOKYO - Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were d...
Jul 7, 2018