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Polish advocate for church victims resigns in scandal
WARSAW, Poland - The founder and head of a Polish organization dedicated to helping victims of clerical sex abuse has resigned following a reports that a victim believes he had cheated her for money a...
Jun 01, 2019
In the news today, May 30
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 30 --- TRUDEAU TO RAISE U.S. ABORTION LAWS WITH PENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence are expected to discuss the ratifi...
Jun 01, 2019
'You killed me too:' Mother of slain Calgary Stampeder addresses killer in court
CALGARY - The mother of a Calgary Stampeders football player told a sentencing hearing Thursday that she's angry her son survived the crime-filled streets of Detroit only to be gunned down in Can...
Jun 01, 2019
Ashley Smith's family furious with Trudeau over solitary-confinement bill
OTTAWA - Ashley Smith's mother and sister say they are furious with the Trudeau government for invoking her name in the rollout of a bill that purports to end solitary confinement in Canada'...
Jun 01, 2019
Pence pledges solidarity, aligns freedom of Canadians held in China with trade
OTTAWA - The United States will link the liberation of the two Canadians imprisoned by China to its free-trade talks with the People's Republic, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence pledged Thursday. Standi...
Jun 01, 2019
Back on tour in Paris, Federer keeping an eye on the present
PARIS - Roger Federer's return to Roland Garros feels a bit like what happens when a wildly popular rock star goes back on tour after years away. He plays his greatest hits: the no-look, back-to-the-n...
Jun 01, 2019
Montero, DeLeon score as Vancouver Whitecaps, Toronto FC battle to 1-1 draw
VANCOUVER - A Canadian clash between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday night. The game was scoreless for more than 80 minutes before a pair of late goals ruined clea...
May 31, 2019
Judge raps Trump, gives lenient sentence to El Chapo witness
CHICAGO - A chief federal judge in Chicago took a swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday and declared the U.S. war on drugs "lost" as he handed a lenient sentence to a one-time cartel lieutenant ...
May 31, 2019
Trevor Story homers twice, Rockies rout Blue Jays 13-6
DENVER - Trevor Story hit a pair of two-run homers as part of a career-high seven-RBI night and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 13-6 on Friday for their sixth straight win. It...
May 31, 2019
Winnipeg native Schrot lifts Blue Bombers over Eskimos 20-3 in pre-season game
Winnipeg native Dylan Schrot caught a late 48-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett to seal a Blue Bombers' 20-3 exhibition victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Justin Medlock booted a pair o...
May 31, 2019
