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China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump supplier
GANZHOU, China - The three Chinese investigators who went undercover at a factory that made Ivanka Trump shoes walked out of a Chinese police station Wednesday after a month behind bars, but face an u...
Jun 28, 2017
Montreal man accused in Flint airport attack denied bail
FLINT, Mich. - A Canadian man accused of stabbing an airport police officer in Flint, Mich., will remain in jail while his case proceeds. Joan Morgan, a lawyer for Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR’ fuh-TOO&...
Jun 28, 2017
Knicks, Phil Jackson part ways after dismal 3-year run
NEW YORK - Phil Jackson wanted to trade Carmelo Anthony and wouldn’t rule out dealing Kristaps Porzingis. Turns out, Jackson is the one leaving. Jackson is out as New York Knicks president after...
Jun 28, 2017
'Internet has no borders,' Supreme Court of Canada says in ruling against Google
OTTAWA - A potentially groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling recognizes that Canadian courts have jurisdiction to make sweeping orders to block access to Internet content beyond Canada’s borders. ...
Jun 28, 2017
German Parliament set to vote Friday on gay marriage
BERLIN - The German Parliament plans to vote Friday on whether to legalize same-sex marriage - only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel backed off her conservative party’s long-standing refusal ...
Jun 28, 2017
European court refuses to intervene over sick British baby
LONDON - The parents of a terminally-ill baby boy lost the final stage of their legal battle to take him out of a British hospital to receive treatment in the U.S., after a European court agreed with ...
Jun 28, 2017
Feds fund mentorship network to support indigenous health researchers
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to spend $8 million over five years to establish a mentorship network for First Nations, Metis and Inuit health researchers. The funding follows a recommendatio...
Jun 28, 2017
'Big 4' given top 4 seedings at Wimbledon; Kerber also No. 1
LONDON - The “Big 4” of men’s tennis were given the four highest seedings for this year’s tournament at Wimbledon. No. 1-ranked Andy Murray, the defending champion, is the top-...
Jun 28, 2017
Rate hike expectations, C$ rise as Poloz reiterates cuts have done their job
OTTAWA - With the Bank of Canada nearing its next policy decision, expectations of an interest-rate hike increased Wednesday after governor Stephen Poloz reiterated that his 2015 cuts appeared to have...
Jun 28, 2017
RCMP investigate semi crash west of Stettler
STETTLER- RCMP responded to a crash involving two of the big trucks at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hwy 21 on Tuesday at approximately 12:30 p.m. One semi was travelling northbound on Hwy 21 with th...
Jun 28, 2017