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Canada celebrates 152nd birthday with fireworks and flybys
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech focused on his Liberal government's successes over the last four years as he delivered his Canada Day remarks on Parliamen...
Jul 02, 2019
Success has Malaysian rapper Bunga dreaming of music
One of the few Malaysian female rappers, Bunga says she at first didn't consider a career in music. "My initial dream was to be a politician or a lawyer," the 19-year old rapper told The Associated Pr...
Jul 02, 2019
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Is Ginsburg using words carefully?
WASHINGTON - It's been another taxing term for reporters who try to forecast the outcome of high-profile Supreme Court cases. Many of us wrote that based on arguments in late April, the court's five c...
Jul 02, 2019
Airstrike hits migrant detention centre in Libya, 40 killed
BENGHAZI, Libya - An airstrike hit a detention centre for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country's U.N.-supported government said....
Jul 02, 2019
Rafael Devers goes deep twice, drives in six runs as Red Sox beat Jays 10-6
TORONTO - Rafael Devers hit two home runs and had six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Tuesday. Christian Vazquez also went deep for the Red Sox (45-40)...
Jul 02, 2019
Japan resumes commercial whaling, seen as face-saving end
TOKYO - Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that's seen as a largely lost cause. Whaling boats embarked Monday on their first commerci...
Jul 02, 2019
Clarification: Trump-North Korea story
In a story June 30, The Associated Press reported that President Donald Trump was joined in his Freedom House conversation with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump a...
Jul 02, 2019
Morgan scores and Naeher saves in 2-1 victory over England
LYON, France - With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Wome...
Jul 02, 2019
Riverside Park concession stand reopens for the summer
KAMLOOPS - After it was announced that the Riverside Park concession stand would not be opening this year, the City is reversing course.The City of Kamloops says in a news release that the stand was r...
Jul 02, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Trump chooses Waller and Shelton for 2 Fed board vacancies
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday on Twitter that he will nominate economists Christopher Waller and Judy Shelton to fill two influential positions on the Federal Reserve Board of Gover...
Jul 02, 2019
