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Fourth time's the charm: Simona Halep tops Stephens to win French Open
PARIS - Maybe all of those losses in Grand Slam finals helped Simona Halep actually win one. She’d gone 0-3 in matches with a major trophy on the line before facing Sloane Stephens for the Frenc...
Jun 9, 2018
Vancouver defender Shannon Woeller savours second chance with national team
Canadian defender Shannon Woeller has played her club soccer in Norway, Iceland and Germany. But Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller says Woeller’s roots always shine through. Call it the hockey ...
Jun 9, 2018
Trump backs out of fragile joint communique after leaving Canada
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Leaders of the G7 alliance produced a carefully crafted communique Saturday that struck a fragile consensus on difficult issues like Russia and trade - only to have Donald Trump res...
Jun 9, 2018
Anti-G7 protesters, unions and environmentalists march in Old Quebec
QUEBEC - Amid a sea of banners and multi-coloured flags, several hundred anti-G7 protesters were joined by labour unions and environmental groups in a raucous march through the streets of Quebec City ...
Jun 9, 2018
Thousands in London for Trooping the Color spectacle
LONDON - Hundreds of British soldiers are taking part in the annual Trooping the Color ceremony in London marking Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday celebration in front of thousands of spec...
Jun 9, 2018
Bombs in Iraqi city of Kirkuk kill 1, wound 18
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi security official says three bombs have exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk killing a woman and wounding 18 others. Brig. Gen. Ali Kamal said the blasts occurred late Friday nig...
Jun 9, 2018
Singapore diplomat: 'All systems go' for Trump-Kim summit
BEIJING - Singapore’s foreign minister says it’s “all systems go” for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be held in the Southea...
Jun 9, 2018
Vancouver's conversion therapy ban more than symbolic for identity: experts
VICTORIA - A ban on the practice of so-called conversion therapy in Vancouver sends a powerful message of rejection for controversial “pray the gay away” treatments, say advocates and expe...
Jun 9, 2018
Prosecutor: No evidence of any foul play in Bourdain death
PARIS - There’s no evidence of foul play or violence in celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s death in a French hotel room, a French prosecutor said Saturday. The famed cook, writer and host o...
Jun 9, 2018
Rouhani and Putin discuss US exit from nuclear deal
QINGDAO, China - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he would like to discuss the situation following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the...
Jun 9, 2018