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R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexually abusing women, girls
NEW YORK - Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts as his lawyers continued to label the alleged vic...
Aug 3, 2019
Long-term mortgage rates flat to higher; 30-year at 3.75%
WASHINGTON - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat to slightly higher this week, hovering around three-year lows after the Federal Reserve's cut in its benchmark interest rate for the first time in ...
Aug 3, 2019
Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it's lifting speed restrictions for cargo ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after recent surveillance failed to detect North Atlantic right whales in shipping ...
Aug 3, 2019
US sanctions Zimbabwean official over post-election killings
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The United States on Thursday placed on its sanctions list a former Zimbabwean army general who commanded troops accused of killing six civilians a year ago after a disputed electio...
Aug 3, 2019
Katy Perry, others ordered to pay $2.78M for copying song
LOS ANGELES - Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided ...
Aug 3, 2019
Kentucky pipeline blast leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. - A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the...
Aug 3, 2019
UK emergency workers race to cut water levels at damaged dam
LONDON - Emergency workers raced Saturday to lower water levels behind a damaged dam in northwest England as forecasters warned more bad weather is on the way. Pumps have reduced the water level in To...
Aug 3, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: It’s getting harder to justify illegal pot shops
THIS WEEK'S MARIJUANA RAIDS were a case of dj vu all over again.The law swept down on two illegal cannabis dispensaries, including Canadian Safe Cannabis Services on Tranquille Road. It was the second...
Aug 3, 2019 (Product being seized from Boomer's Bud- July 31, 2019)
Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17
NEW YORK - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance ...
Aug 3, 2019
Defence to spend $250 million over five years on infrastructure for reserves
HALIFAX - Canada's military reserve units will see $250 million in repairs and upgrades to their armouries and training facilities over the next five years, changes Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan...
Aug 3, 2019
