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White man indicted in killing of black teen over rap music
PHOENIX - A white man who authorities say was out of prison for two days when he stabbed a black teen on July 4th because he felt threatened by the youth's rap music at a suburban Phoenix convenience ...
Jul 13, 2019

Stylish England powers into World Cup final vs New Zealand
BIRMINGHAM, England - The first flew over long-on. The second went straight down the ground, too, off the very next ball. Jason Roy made it a hat trick of sixes with the best of the lot, almost sendin...
Jul 13, 2019

Film airing on PBS recalls city's dark deportation history
BISBEE, Ariz. - The darkest, most violent chapter in the history of Bisbee was an open secret for decades in the funky old Arizona copper town 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. ...
Jul 13, 2019

Indy 500 winner Pagenaud grabs fastest time in final Honda Indy practice
TORONTO - Simon Pagenaud had the fastest lap on Saturday morning in the final practice session at the Honda Indy Toronto. Pagenaud, the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in May, clocked a time of 59...
Jul 13, 2019

What will new fuel standards do to gas prices? The Baloney Meter weighs in
OTTAWA - "Your secret fuel tax will undoubtedly increase the cost of gasoline by at least another four cents a litre, a fact you continue to hide." - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in a ...
Jul 13, 2019

Toronto FC moves on, says goodbye to homegrown striker Jordan Hamilton
Toronto FC said goodbye to one of its own Thursday, dealing homegrown product Jordan Hamilton to Columbus Crew SC for American striker Patrick Mullins. Toronto also gave up an international roste...
Jul 13, 2019

Lucky Whitehead with 104-yard kickoff return, Blue Bombers beat Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Lucky Whitehead savoured every one of the 104 yards he ran on the way to the end zone on Friday. The Blue Bombers receiver set the tone when he took a kickoff in for a touchdown on the open...
Jul 13, 2019

Canadian Julia Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence
THACKERSVILLE, Okla. - Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for a third time Friday night, stopping Israeli (Big Bad) Olga Rubin in the first round. B...
Jul 13, 2019

'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League
YORK, Pa. - "Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday night at its All-Sta...
Jul 13, 2019

Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature
OTTAWA - Twitter launched an experiment in Canada Thursday to give users in this country the ability to hide replies to tweets on its social-media platform, in a bid, the company says, to give us...
Jul 13, 2019