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Toxic lake in Russia's Siberia becomes selfie sensation
MOSCOW - Residents of a city in Siberia don't need to fly off to tropical locales for picturesque selfies taken by pristine turquoise waters. Thousands of Novosibirsk residents - ranging from scantily...
Jul 15, 2019
Global concern grows over Canada's funding of fight against AIDS, TB, malaria
OTTAWA - International concern is growing in medical and development circles that the Trudeau government is about to step back from its much-publicized global leadership on eradicating AIDS, tube...
Jul 15, 2019
NATO secretary general visits Canada for Trudeau meeting, base tour
OTTAWA - The secretary-general of NATO is in Canada today meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Jens Stoltenberg will tour CFB Petawawa with Trudeau and discuss Canada's NATO deployments in Latv...
Jul 15, 2019
Judges to decide on bond hearings for R. Kelly indictments
CHICAGO - Federal judges will decide how to proceed with bond hearings in two separate federal indictments against R. Kelly. The 52-year-old singer was arrested Thursday night while walking his dog on...
Jul 14, 2019
Domingo Germán helps Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-0
NEW YORK - Many players use the All-Star break as a time to rest. Yankees starter Domingo Germn spent most of his time preparing for his next start. Germn cruised through six innings of three-hit ball...
Jul 14, 2019
Pence tour of migrant centre shows men crowded in cages
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots...
Jul 14, 2019
Caleb Smidt wins Calgary Stampede rodeo, beating out three former champions
CALGARY - Caleb Smidt took on and beat three former champions to win $100,000 on Showdown Sunday at the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Smidt, from Bellville, Texas, won the tie-down roping title with a time ...
Jul 14, 2019
Canada's James Hinchcliffe places sixth in hometown Indy Toronto race
TORONTO - James Hinchcliffe gained more ground than any other driver at the Honda Indy Toronto, but not enough to give him his first victory at his hometown race. Starting from the No. 14 spot, the Ar...
Jul 14, 2019
Roger Federer withdraws from Rogers Cup in Montreal after losing Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer is going to take the Rogers Cup off. Federer announced his decision to skip the ATP Tour event in Montreal after losing the men's Wimbledon final on Sunday. Federer ...
Jul 14, 2019
Canada's Wickens hopes to race again; will lead warmup lap of Toronto Indy
TORONTO - Almost a year after a horrific crash left Robert Wickens a paraplegic, it took just a few seconds earlier this week for the Canadian to feel the exhilarating rush of a steering wheel in his ...
Jul 14, 2019
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