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Madonna rebuffs Israel Eurovision boycott calls
JERUSALEM - Pop star Madonna has rejected calls for her to boycott this year's Eurovision song contest in Israel, saying she will "never stop playing music to suit someone's political agenda." Madonna...
May 14, 2019
Poland vows firm penalties for sex abuse amid church crisis
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's prime minister is vowing tougher punishments for those who sexually abuse minors after a new film spurred the country into grappling with the problem of abuse by priests. The...
May 14, 2019
Toronto Raptors' dramatic win produces record television ratings in Canada
TORONTO - The greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history produced the biggest television ratings in Canada for an NBA game. Sportsnet says Sunday night's Game 7 between the Raptors and visiting P...
May 14, 2019
Picture Perfect: Leonard's series-winning shot a photography winner too
TORONTO - When Kawhi Leonard's series-winning buzzer-beater hung on the rim for four excruciatingly long bounces Sunday night, it created a remarkable scene where time seemed to stand s...
May 14, 2019
Canada's agriculture minister talks canola with Chinese counterpart at G20
TOKYO - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau briefly met with her Chinese counterpart, where she expressed Canada's concern with the suspension of canola exports to China over claims it ...
May 14, 2019
Montana Gov. Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen candidates as the field's only sta...
May 14, 2019
In the news today, May 14
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 14 --- B.C. MONEY-LAUNDERING PROBE MUST BE FOCUSED: EXPERT A former attorney general who led a provincial public inquiry into missing and murdered w...
May 14, 2019
B.C. must set clear terms, timeline if it holds money-laundering inquiry: expert
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general...
May 14, 2019
B.C. must set clear terms, timeline if it holds money-laundering inquiry: expert
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general...
May 14, 2019
Sudanese union says 6 killed in clashes with security forces
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A Sudanese medical union says six people have been shot and killed in overnight clashes between security forces and protesters behind the uprising that ousted President Omar al-Bashi...
May 14, 2019
