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US, Turkey dispute fighting in DC as ambassador summoned
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest what it called “aggressive and unprofessional actions” by American security personnel against Turkish bodyguar...
May 22, 2017
Eight revenue agency workers fired for roles in privacy breaches, CRA says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says eight of its employees were fired in the last fiscal year after violating taxpayers’ privacy. Previously, the agency has not always confirmed if an employ...
May 22, 2017
Toronto FC has burr under its saddle as it opens defence of Canadian championship
Canadian pride and a sense of injustice will be fuelling Toronto FC as it opens defence of its Canadian championship on the road Tuesday against the USL’s Ottawa Fury FC. Greg Vanney’s MLS...
May 22, 2017
Lawmaker: Hugo Chavez's childhood home burned by protesters
CARACAS, Venezuela - Protesters set fire to late President Hugo Chavez’s childhood home in western Venezuela on Monday, an opposition lawmaker said, as protests against the South American nation...
May 22, 2017
Small sinkhole opens outside Trump's Florida getaway club
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A small sinkhole has opened on the road just outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The Palm Beach Post reports (http://pbpo.st/2rL9SQu ) that the...
May 22, 2017
After 9 months in space, mouse sperm yield healthy mice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After nine months in space, mouse sperm has yielded healthy mice, Japanese scientists reported Monday. The freeze-dried sperm samples were launched in 2013 to the International ...
May 22, 2017
Boucher says Sens 'can't be sitting in our mud puddle' as elimination looms
OTTAWA - Pasted on the door of the Ottawa Senators dressing room at Canadian Tire Centre is a big picture of the Stanley Cup. But without a victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final, hopes of ...
May 22, 2017
Three lawsuits allege foot-dragging by Fox on harassment
NEW YORK - Three new lawsuits Monday allege racial discrimination or sexual harassment at Fox News, deepening the network’s legal woes. The cases increase to 23 the number of past or present Fox...
May 22, 2017
Climate change taking toll on clarity of Lake Tahoe water
CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - Climate change is causing Lake Tahoe to warm sooner in the spring than it has historically, disrupting the normal mixing of shallow and deep water and undercutting gains made in re...
May 22, 2017
Russia facing ban from Paralympics for 2018 Games
LONDON - Russia faces the strong possibility of being excluded from a second Paralympics over its state-sponsored doping scheme. The International Paralympic Committee said on Monday it remains unconv...
May 22, 2017