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Committee blasts Zuckerberg, Sandberg for 'abhorrent' snub of summons
OTTAWA - A panel of international politicians vented anger at Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday after the Facebook executives snubbed their summons to appear at the interna...
May 30, 2019
Lawyers duel in Paris over Chris Brown rape allegations
PARIS - Lawyers have issued very different takes on a formal meeting in Paris that was supposed to take place Tuesday between an alleged rape victim and American singer-songwriter Chris Brown. A lawye...
May 30, 2019
Toronto FC still a 'top team' in MLS despite slump: Whitecaps coach
VANCOUVER - Toronto FC may be muddling through a slump, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver Whitecaps are underestimating their Canadian competition this week. TFC (5-6-2) suffered a disappointing 2-1...
May 30, 2019
Tornadoes hit Kansas, Pennsylvania as storms sweep across US
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A vicious storm tore through the western outskirts of Kansas City on Tuesday, spawning one or more tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least 11...
May 30, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Time to end the dance on marijuana tax sharing
THERE'S A SLOW, AWKWARD DANCE going on between politicians and somebody should make the music stop.It has to do with splitting up the windfall from cannabis taxes. The federal government agreed to giv...
May 30, 2019 Arjun Singh (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Canadian offensive lineman John Urschel loving life after football
Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Ursc...
May 30, 2019
Thai junta chief gives thumbs-up to Orwell's 'Animal Farm'
BANGKOK - The late British writer and social critic George Orwell appears to be back in the good graces of Thailand's military ruler after a spell in the doghouse five years ago. Deputy government spo...
May 30, 2019
Negotiations continued through the night in effort to avoid B.C. port lockout
VANCOUVER - Talks continued through the night between British Columbia's longshore workers' union and the association representing port employers. A federal mediator imposed a news blackout as the lat...
May 30, 2019
Dogs to Dinos: Toronto's professional basketball roots run deep
TORONTO - After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena. The team debuted on a...
May 30, 2019
7 dead, 21 missing after SKorean tour boat sinks in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Rescue workers scoured the Danube River in downtown Budapest Thursday for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat carrying South Korean tourists sank in a matter of seconds afte...
May 30, 2019
