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Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals promised Wednesday to give Canada's canola farmers financial aid to lessen the impact of China's decision to ban their products as part of a trade dis...
May 03, 2019
UN: Congo should exceed 1,000 Ebola deaths on Friday
GENEVA - Ebola deaths in Congo's latest outbreak are expected to exceed 1,000 later on Friday, the World Health Organization announced, as attacks continue on health workers trying to contain the viru...
May 03, 2019
Impact hope to continue defensive dominance when they host NYCFC
MONTREAL - It hasn't been pretty, but the results are just fine for Montreal Impact manager Remi Garde. "We don't have the most flamboyant game in Major League Soccer," Garde said. "(But) if we contin...
May 03, 2019
Olympic runner Semenya loses fight over testosterone rules
GENEVA - The sports world's highest court ruled Wednesday that Olympic champion Caster Semenya and other female runners like her with unusually high testosterone must take medication to reduce their l...
May 03, 2019
Olympic runner Semenya loses fight over testosterone rules
GENEVA - The sports world's highest court ruled Wednesday that Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya and other female runners like her with unusually high testosterone must take medication to reduce t...
May 03, 2019
Devils legends Stevens and Daneyko together on TV
SECAUCUS, N.J. - The familiar red-and-black uniforms are gone, replaced by suits and ties, and lapel microphones and pens are in place instead of skates and sticks. On a nearby wall is a reminder of t...
May 03, 2019
Stan Wawrinka points out 'political chaos' enveloping tennis
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka says there has been a "worrying decline in moral standards" in tennis as "politics have overshadowed the action on the courts." In a letter published Frida...
May 03, 2019
Strong cyclone lashes east India, impacts Asian subcontinent
KOLKATA, India - Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometres (127 miles) per hour and affecting weath...
May 03, 2019
Spinoff of ABC's 'black-ish' to focus on mixed-race issues
LOS ANGELES - A spinoff of the ABC sitcom "black-ish" will focus on a young Rainbow Johnson and her challenges growing up in the 1980s. ABC said Thursday that the new series, titled "mixed-ish," will ...
May 03, 2019
Central Ontario cottage country deals with more rain as flooding persists
When Dave Coon went to bed at his home in central Ontario's cottage country Monday night, the guest cabin on his waterfront property was "high and dry" - by Tuesday morning, however, that wa...
May 03, 2019
