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China's Xi in Hong Kong for anniversary as protests planned
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Kong Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing taking control of the former British colony, accompanied by a formidable layer of security...
Jun 29, 2017
Venezuela prosecutor charging ex-national guard chief
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s renegade chief prosecutor charged the former head of the country’s national guard Thursday with systemically violating human rights during three months of ...
Jun 29, 2017
Analysis: For GOP Congress, an imperative on health care
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are stymied over health care. But after seven years of promising to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s law, they risk political disaster if...
Jun 29, 2017
Senate committee backs aviation bill minus key Trump goal
WASHINGTON - A Republican-led Senate committee on Thursday backed an aviation bill that omits one of President Donald Trump’s goals - turning air traffic control operations over to a private com...
Jun 29, 2017
Global cyberattack may have aimed for havoc, not extortion
PARIS - The cyberattack that has locked up computers around the world while demanding a ransom may not be an extortion attempt after all, but an effort to create havoc in Ukraine, security experts say...
Jun 29, 2017
MLB umpire Tumpane rescues woman on Pittsburgh bridge
PITTSBURGH - John Tumpane can’t explain why he approached the woman as she hopped over the railing of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. The woman told Tumpane she just wanted t...
Jun 29, 2017
Canadiens name Carriere GM of AHL Laval Rocket, keep Lefebvre on as coach
LAVAL, Que. - When the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that Sylvain Lefebvre was staying on as coach of their American Hockey League team, the response on social media was overwhelmingly negativ...
Jun 29, 2017
Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations
OTTAWA - Canada’s top court won’t hear an appeal from two B.C. First Nations worried that construction of an $8.8-billion hydro-electric dam would violate their constitutionally protected ...
Jun 29, 2017
RCMP K9 Fentanyl Detection Workshop underway at Innisfail
INNISFAIL- An RCMP K9 Fentanyl Detection Workshop is underway at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre near Innisfail. The centre received numerous requests for information from law enforcement ...
Jun 29, 2017
Trump pans TV host's looks, brains; Republicans plead, Stop!
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump launched a crude Twitter attack on the brains, looks and temperament of a female TV personality Thursday, drawing bipartisan howls of outrage and leaving fellow Rep...
Jun 29, 2017