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Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure
GIBRALTAR - The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to sei...
Aug 19, 2019
Canada loses 81-73 to Australia in second game of FIBA World Cup warmup series
PERTH, Australia - Canada's men's basketball team dropped a physical 81-73 decision to Australia in the second World Cup tuneup meeting between the two teams Saturday. The Canadians trounced...
Aug 19, 2019
Canada's Brigitte Thibault wants to keep learning at CP Women's Open
Brigitte Thibault is having the best summer of her young career, and it's only going to get better this week at the CP Women's Open. Thibault, from Rosemere, Que., represented Canada at the Pan Americ...
Aug 19, 2019
Prince Andrew rejects involvement in Epstein sex scandal
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew has rejected renewed suggestions he may have been involved in the alleged sex crimes of his one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew says in a statement released by Buc...
Aug 19, 2019
Turtles, butterflies and foxes: Captive breeding for endangered species growing
LANGLEY, B.C. - The turtle in my hand dangles its churning feet as I set it down. It touches its first dirt and immediately, unerringly, points toward shore and races as fast as a turtle can to the wa...
Aug 19, 2019
Verdict expected in Mountie's manslaughter case; drunk driver shot nine times
THOMPSON, Man. - A judge is expected to give a verdict today in the manslaughter trial of an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba who fired a dozen shots into a Jeep following a police chase. Crown prose...
Aug 19, 2019
Turtles, butterflies and foxes: Captive breeding for endangered species growing
LANGLEY, B.C. - The turtle in my hand dangles its churning feet as I set it down. It touches its first dirt and immediately, unerringly, points toward shore and races as fast as a turtle can to the wa...
Aug 19, 2019
Paul Simon joins environmentalists at Hawaii forest preserve
AUWAHI, Hawaii - Musician Paul Simon has joined environmentalists attempting to reinvigorate a Hawaii woodland by planting a tree during a ceremony on Maui. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Frida...
Aug 18, 2019
Harris throws three TD passes, runs for two others as Eskimos down Argos
TORONTO - Trevor Harris was a one-man show Friday night. Harris threw three TD passes and ran for two others to earn the Edmonton Eskimos a 41-26 win over the Toronto Argonauts. He finished&...
Aug 18, 2019
Grichuk, Guerrero hit back-to-back homers to set record as Jays top Mariners
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo thought the swing that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on a ball that was well outside the strike zone on Friday night looked familiar. The result was something he'd seen before to...
Aug 18, 2019
