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Hong Kong protesters march in new outpouring of grievances
HONG KONG - Protesters demanding the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive and an investigation into alleged police violence filled the streets of a northern town on Sunday, adding to an outpouri...
Jul 14, 2019
Thousands left in the dark during NYC power outage
NEW YORK - On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a massive power outage on a hot Saturday night in Manhattan preemptively brought the curtain down on Bro...
Jul 14, 2019
Assoun murder case: RCMP suppressed, erased evidence of other suspects
HALIFAX - The RCMP chose not to disclose an investigator's theories about other suspects to a wrongfully convicted Halifax man fighting to prove he was&nbs...
Jul 14, 2019
Paul Ryan's public support of Trump masked GOP struggle
WASHINGTON - What's so stunning about former House Speaker Paul Ryan's new admissions regarding President Donald Trump is that his story is now so ordinary. Ryan decided to leave Washington, as relaye...
Jul 14, 2019
Opposing rallies mark 'dog meat day' in South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Dozens of people opposed to dog meat consumption, including American actress Kim Basinger, rallied near the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday on one of three "dog meat d...
Jul 14, 2019
S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and Japan on Friday failed to immediately resolve their dispute over Japanese export restrictions that could hurt South Korean technology companies, as Seoul ca...
Jul 13, 2019
Feds bring new sex-crime charges against singer R. Kelly
CHICAGO - R. Kelly and his entourage recruited girls and women to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and covered up the crimes by paying off and threatening victims and witnesses, feder...
Jul 13, 2019
Cardinals great Bob Gibson fighting pancreatic cancer
St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the 83-year-old Hall of Famer was diagnosed with the cancer several weeks ago and revealed the news...
Jul 13, 2019
Trevor Harris, Edmonton Eskimos hand B.C. Lions 'embarrassing' 33-6 loss
VANCOUVER - Coach DeVone Claybrooks says his B.C. Lions can't continue to allow their biggest asset to languish. The Lions suffered an ugly 33-6 drubbing at the hands of the Edmonton Eskimos on T...
Jul 13, 2019
Whitecaps' spiral continues with 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City
VANCOUVER - The spiral continues for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Gerso Fernandes played a role in all three goals as Sporting Kansas City used a 3-0 victory to hand the Whitecaps their third consecutive ...
Jul 13, 2019
