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Texas police officer charged with murder in Dallas shooting
DALLAS - A Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder charge two weeks after shooting the unarmed driver of a truck that had been reported stolen as the vehicle swerved past his police SUV in ...
Jun 29, 2019
Teenager to sing O Canada in Cree before Toronto Blue Jays game
TORONTO - Kiya Bruno will sing O Canada in Cree before the Toronto Blue Jays host the Kansas City Royals this afternoon at Rogers Centre. The 13-year-old from Samson Cree Nation in northern Alberta is...
Jun 29, 2019
Friday's US win most-watched WWC quarterfinal match
The Americans' 2-1 victory over France set a record for the most-watched Women's World Cup quarterfinal match on U.S. English-language television. Fox drew 6.12 million viewers for Friday's match, and...
Jun 29, 2019
MADD Kamloops urging sober driving over long weekend
KAMLOOPS - Mothers Against Drunk Driving is reminding people to drive sober this holiday long weekend. Roxanne Engli of MADD Kamloops urges people celebrating with alcohol, or marijuana this weekend t...
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Witness says 'snitching' talk preceded Nipsey Hussle killing
LOS ANGELES - Court transcripts unsealed Thursday show that rapper Nipsey Hussle and the man charged with killing him had a conversation about "snitching" shortly before the rapper was shot. In the gr...
Jun 29, 2019
Stamps mark Canadian contribution to Apollo 11 moon mission as 50th anniversary nears
LONGUEUIL, Que. - With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time approaching, Canada Post released a pair of commemorative stamps T...
Jun 29, 2019
'Jiu Jitsu' producer says film 'make-or-break' for Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus - A veteran Hollywood movie producer said Saturday that Cyprus' aspirations to become an international film destination hinge on whether authorities can deliver on a pledge to provide ...
Jun 29, 2019
Big music fest abruptly ended over security, fraud suspicion
BRUSSELS - A music festival in Belgium featuring major stars like rapper Cardi B came to a chaotic end before it had even started. Security concerns were ostensibly the reason behind the cancellation ...
Jun 29, 2019
Crown tells Mountie's manslaughter trial he took risks so he could make arrest
THOMPSON, Man. - A Crown prosecutor argued Thursday that a Manitoba RCMP officer accused of manslaughter was motivated by the desire to make an arrest - no matter the cost - b...
Jun 29, 2019
Calgary man accused in grandson's death wasn't confessing in prayer: defence
CALGARY - A defence lawyer has argued his client was not admitting he killed his young grandson when police recorded him praying for forgiveness. Allan Perdomo Lopez is on trial for man...
Jun 29, 2019
