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After pre-Olympic odyssey, Sean Burke staying closer to home ahead of worlds
Sean Burke found himself in far-flung airports and arenas the last time he was tasked with picking a team. His current job, at least on the surface, seems a lot more straightforward. The co-general ma...
Apr 4, 2018
Five Canadian gamers in pool of 102 players eligible for NBA 2K draft
Five Canadian gamers have made their way into the pool of 102 players who will become the NBA 2K League’s first professionals when the inaugural season tips off in May. The esports league featur...
Apr 4, 2018
Vancouver-born Angela Lee and brother Christian featured in MMA title fights
There will be brother-and-sister title fights on the One Championship MMA card May 18 in Singapore. Vancouver-born (Unstoppable) Angela Lee defends her atomweight crown against Japanese veteran Mei (V...
Apr 4, 2018
France puts 78,000 security threats on vast police database
PARIS - France has flagged more than 78,000 people as security threats in a database intended to let European police share information on the continent’s most dangerous residents - more than all...
Apr 4, 2018
Iraq grapples with Iranian influence ahead of May elections
BAGHDAD - Iran’s influence is looming large as Iraqis prepare to head to the polls for parliamentary elections in May, with many in the country worried that Tehran may be looking to strengthen i...
Apr 4, 2018
'Grotesque' red carpet selfies banned at Cannes festival
PARIS - Want to take a selfie on the red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival? Well, you can’t. That’s the message from top festival official Thierry Fremaux, who says red carpet-selfies...
Apr 4, 2018
Mural of Trump with gun, bloody school children painted over
FLORENCE, Ala. - A mural depicting President Donald Trump holding a handgun and school children in pools of blood has been painted over after it appeared in an Alabama city. WAAY-TV quotes Florence Ma...
Apr 4, 2018
Prince Charles lands in Australia for Commonwealth Games
BRISBANE, Australia - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed under a grey sky that threatened rain in Brisbane city on Wednesday on the heir to the British throne’s 16th visit to Australia. ...
Apr 4, 2018
4 Marines killed in helicopter crash in California
LOS ANGELES - Four Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed while they were practicing desert landings in Southern California, the Miramar air station in San Diego said Wednesday. The Marines...
Apr 4, 2018
Woman says she reported abuse in 2013
SEATTLE - A woman said Tuesday that she told Oregon child welfare officials in 2013 that Jennifer and Sarah Hart - who plunged off a California cliff with their children last month in an SUV - had bee...
Apr 4, 2018