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House committee files lawsuit over Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON - A House committee has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking President Donald Trump's tax returns. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Ways and Means Committee against the Treasury Dep...
Jul 02, 2019
Sentencing hearing for Winnipeg man who stabbed woman, dumped her body
WINNIPEG - The family of a Manitoba woman who was stabbed numerous times and died in her killer's basement says she didn't deserve to be left in a shallow grave like garbage. Brett Ronald Overby was f...
Jul 02, 2019
Verstappen wins Austrian GP to end Mercedes' unbeaten streak
SPIELBERG, Austria - Max Verstappen showed off his risky racing style Sunday to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a second straight year and end Mercedes' unbeaten streak this season. Chasing the leadin...
Jul 02, 2019
New Supreme Court ruling on sexual-history evidence delays Joshua Boyle trial
OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is held up this morning while lawyers consider how a new Supreme Court ruling affects the case. Boyle, 35, has pleaded not ...
Jul 02, 2019
Blue Jays rookie phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to compete in Home Run Derby
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is looking forward to Major League Baseball's all-star break. Not for the potential money he could earn, but to showcase his skills as a slugger. The Toronto Blue ...
Jul 02, 2019
14 killed in fire on Russian navy submersible
MOSCOW - A fire has erupted on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea submersibles, killing 14 sailors, the Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said that the blaze broke out Monday while t...
Jul 02, 2019
Court case seeks details of how Nova Scotia man wrongfully convicted of murder
HALIFAX - A court case is underway today over the release of key evidence explaining what led to the wrongful murder conviction and imprisonment of a Nova Scotia man who spent almost 17 years in jail....
Jul 02, 2019
Tsilhqot'in First Nation promises peaceful protests as Taseko Mines prepares to start drilling
WILLIAMS LAKE - A First Nations community in British Columbia says its members intend to peacefully take action to protect two lakes with cultural and spiritual significance from drilling by a mining ...
Jul 02, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Border Patrol head condemns agents' offensive Facebook posts
CLINT, Texas - The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday slammed as "completely inappropriate" sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments questioning the authenti...
Jul 02, 2019
Woody Allen makes La Scala debut directing comic opera
MILAN - Woody Allen says he has "always had a warm and affectionate following in Europe," as he prepares to make his La Scala debut directing Puccini's comic one-act opera 'Gianni Schicchi.' Allen was...
Jul 02, 2019
