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Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Sharif to 10 years in prison
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal on Friday announced a much-awaited ruling in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, sentencing him to 10 years in prison over purchas...
Jul 6, 2018

Ontario asks Trudeau for resources to address influx of asylum seekers
TORONTO - Just a week after Doug Ford took office, the rift between his new Tory government and Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals appears to be growing as they verbally spar over funding for ref...
Jul 6, 2018
'Maze Runner' author Dashner says he's working on new book
LOS ANGELES - “The Maze Runner” author James Dashner says he’s working on a new book. Dashner tweeted late Thursday that he was working on new material and wasn’t using notes a...
Jul 6, 2018
5 injured in Pamplona's annual running of the bulls in Spain
PAMPLONA, Spain - Medical officials overseeing the annual Running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, say that five people have been injured at the traditional festival, with at least one gored by a bull...
Jul 6, 2018

Google Doodle celebrates birthday of civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond
Civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond is being celebrated today with a Google Doodle slideshow. The doodle on the Google.ca homepage was created by artist Sophie Diao and features 10 panels depicting Des...
Jul 6, 2018
Singer Chris Brown arrested on Florida felony battery charge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge involving a nightclub photog...
Jul 6, 2018

Fishing boats converge on Nova Scotia harbour as part of effluent pipe protest
PICTOU, N.S. - Dozens of fishing boats steamed towards a hulking pulp mill in northern Nova Scotia on Friday, marking the climax of a boisterous demonstration that saw more than 1,000 protesters call ...
Jul 6, 2018

US-China trade battle kicks off; markets take it in stride
BEIJING - The United States and China launched what Beijing called the “biggest trade war in economic history” Friday, imposing tariffs on billions of dollars of each other’s goods a...
Jul 6, 2018

CARTOON 07-06-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 07-06-2018
Jul 6, 2018

Fishing boats expected to converge on Nova Scotia harbour as part of protest
PICTOU, N.S. - Fishing boats from all three Maritime provinces were expected to converge off a small coastal town in northern Nova Scotia on Friday to protest a pulp mill’s plan to dump millions...
Jul 6, 2018