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Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine has formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election. The singer, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, announced his c...
Jul 24, 2019
Maple Leafs re-acquire Clarkson from Vegas in Sparks deal
TORONTO - David Clarkson's famously hefty contract has come full-circle. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that they have acquired Clarkson and a fourth-round pick from the Vegas Golden Knight...
Jul 24, 2019
Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil swims to world gold
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Maggie MacNeil exceeded her expectations at the world aquatics championships. And then some. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., competing on her first senior national tea...
Jul 24, 2019
India launches spacecraft to explore water deposits on moon
NEW DELHI - India sent a spacecraft to explore water deposits on the far side of the moon in a successful launch Monday after a technical problem caused a week's delay. Scientists at the mission contr...
Jul 24, 2019
Vigil in Toronto marks first anniversary of Greektown shooting that killed two
TORONTO - The sound of church bells echoed through Toronto's Greektown on Monday night after the names of victims of a shooting rampage were read aloud during a vigil marking the first anniversary of ...
Jul 24, 2019
In the news today, July 22
Four stories in the news for Monday, July 22 --- VIGIL ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DANFORTH SHOOTING Members of Toronto's Greektown community will gather tonight to remember the victims of ...
Jul 24, 2019
In the news today, July 24
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 24 --- TWO MISSING TEENS NOW SUSPECTS IN THREE B.C. DEATHS A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as ...
Jul 24, 2019
Canada urged to help special court for Central African Republic survive
OTTAWA - Canada is being urged to help plug a US$1-million funding shortfall that would allow the Special Criminal Court for war-ravaged Central African Republic to keep operating. That request c...
Jul 24, 2019
Secret spy file on Pierre Trudeau was almost spared from destruction: memo
OTTAWA - A secret spy-service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation&...
Jul 24, 2019
N.W.T. premier urges investment in Arctic ports as sea ice recedes
Climate change has hurt the northern economy in ways few southern Canadians can appreciate, says Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, but he also wants to make sure his territory benefi...
Jul 24, 2019
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