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Canada men's rugby team to face Irish powerhouse Leinster in Hamilton in August
TORONTO - Canada will play Irish powerhouse Leinster in a Rugby World Cup warmup match Aug. 24 at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. The game will be part of Leinster's pre-season preparations. ...
May 11, 2019
Swiss thrash Italy, Denmark beat France at ice hockey worlds
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Kevin Fiala scored a hat trick and added an assist as Switzerland thrashed Italy 9-0 in their first game at the world hockey championship on Saturday. It was Switzerland's bigge...
May 11, 2019
Mom hopes tale of daughter's murder at hands of spouse helps others
TORONTO - Elana Fric Shamji stayed with her abusive husband for more than a decade, despite her mother's pleas to leave the volatile relationship with her three young children in tow. Now, Ana Fr...
May 11, 2019
Ban it like Beckham: Phone costs soccer star right to drive
LONDON - David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of his Bentley. A prosecutor said a member of the public spotted the former Mancheste...
May 11, 2019
KFR takes down mobile home park blaze
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were able to extinguish a small fire in a mobile home park along Ord Road last night. Platoon Captain Jim Gorman says the blaze started around 8:15 p.m, and KFR w...
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Berlin park's drug dealer solution panned by authorities
BERLIN - A creative attempt by a downtown Berlin park manager to keep drug dealers away from families and joggers has been met with an emphatic "nein" from German officials. Cengiz Demirci demarcated ...
May 11, 2019
Visa rejections frustrate efforts to bring in more international students
OTTAWA - At a time when Canada is attracting more students from around the world, there are concerns qualified applicants from certain countries are getting turned away because of ...
May 11, 2019
BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture
LONDON - A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry. Danny Baker, ...
May 11, 2019
US trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March, even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. The deficit in goods and services edged up 1.5% to $50 billi...
May 11, 2019
Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
ROME - A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy on Thursday to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist group. Halina Birenbaum, an 89...
May 11, 2019
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