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Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...
Jul 21, 2019
Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped
NEW YORK - About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during a hot Friday evening commute, stranding some passengers underground and sending others searching fo...
Jul 21, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack edge Widnes to clinch Betfred Championship regular-season crown
WIDNES, England - The Toronto Wolfpack clinched the regular-season title in the second-tier Betfred Championship on Sunday, running its rugby league win streak to 16 games with a hard-fought 24-19 com...
Jul 21, 2019
1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Y...
Jul 21, 2019
Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's embattled governor says he will not seek re-election but will not resign as the island's leader, though he will step down as head of his pro-statehood party. Rica...
Jul 21, 2019
Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The chants began even before baseball's greatest closer stood to make his speech. "Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!" The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. "I don't unde...
Jul 21, 2019
Relief in sight for southeastern Canada following weekend heat wave
MONTREAL - Relief is in sight for sweltering Canadians after a weekend of high humidity and thunderstorms that affected sporting events, caused localized flooding, and sent people&...
Jul 21, 2019
Prince George turning 6 as UK palace releases new photos
LONDON - Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by h...
Jul 21, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders ready for reset against BC Lions after bye week
REGINA - It appears the bye week came at the right time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After a disappointing 37-10 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on July 6, the Riders had Week 6 of the CFL schedul...
Jul 21, 2019
'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record
LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...
Jul 21, 2019