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China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls
BEIJING - China has begun five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders in the sage's hometown as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities through a ...
May 29, 2019
Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2
KAWASAKI, Japan - A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls near a school bus parked at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two...
May 29, 2019
Britney Spears' restraining order on ex-manager extended
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' restraining order against her former manager will stay in place for roughly two weeks after a judge on Tuesday suspended a court hearing where he fought the restrictions ...
May 29, 2019
Star witness against 'El Chapo' to be sentenced in Chicago
CHICAGO - A star government witness at the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is being sentenced in Chicago, where prosecutors are seeking extraordinary leniency for the for...
May 29, 2019
Adames knocks in run in 11th inning, Rays beat Blue Jays 4-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Willy Adames delivered a long single against a five-man infield in the 11th inning, driving in the winning run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Wednesday nig...
May 29, 2019
Remote health care tested as Haida Gwaii loses IV chemo treatment next month
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Cancer patients who need intravenous chemotherapy on the British Columbia archipelago of Haida Gwaii will now have to take an eight-hour ferry trip to the n...
May 29, 2019
Remote health care tested as Haida Gwaii loses IV chemo treatment next month
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Cancer patients who need intravenous chemotherapy on the British Columbia archipelago of Haida Gwaii will now have to take an eight-hour ferry trip to the n...
May 29, 2019
Blues beat Bruins 3-2 in OT, tie Stanley Cup at game apiece
BOSTON - Carl Gunnarsson scored on a delayed penalty 3:51 into overtime, Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night to tie the Stanley Cup Fi...
May 29, 2019
Kuraly, Bruins rally, beat Blues 4-2 in Stanley Cup opener
BOSTON - Torey Krug flew down the ice with his helmet off, like his big, bad predecessors on the Boston defence from the days of Eddie Shore and Bobby Orr. He lined up St. Louis centre Robert Thomas a...
May 29, 2019
Man found guilty of murdering Winnipeg woman found in barrel in backyard
WINNIPEG - A man has been convicted of killing a woman whose body was found in a barrel in the backyard of a Winnipeg home they shared with several other women. A jury has found Perez Cleveland, who i...
May 29, 2019
