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Arizona waterfall featured in Beyoncé 'Lion King' video
SUPAI, Ariz. - For a few hours, Beyonc had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself. The Havasupai (hav-uh-SU'-peye) Tribe says it was honoured to grant the singer's request to film...
Jul 18, 2019
Johnny Clegg, anti-apartheid musician in South Africa, dies
JOHANNESBURG - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country's apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelso...
Jul 18, 2019
Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA - Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend its Safe Third Country agreement with the United States in light of a controversial new refugee policy implemented this ...
Jul 18, 2019
Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government wants to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law banning religious symbols. Premier Brian Pallister says Manitoba has a shortage of bili...
Jul 18, 2019
Nanaimo logger pro looks for second straight Canadian Championship
NANAIMO - Anita Jezowski has competed in logger sports for more than 20 years and become one of Canada's top performers. Fresh off the heels of a competition in Powell River on July 13 and 14, the Nan...
Jul 18, 2019 Nanaimo's Anita Jezowski competing in the Single Buck at the 2018 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Championship. (STIHL TIMBERSPORTS)
Crown wraps case in Boyle assault trial, but hearings could continue into fall
OTTAWA - The Crown wrapped up its case today in the assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle. But proceedings are expected to continue into late summer or even the fall as the def...
Jul 18, 2019
Manitoba university cuts ties with Ebola researcher pending RCMP investigation
WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation. A spokesperson said the school has ended the non-salaried adju...
Jul 18, 2019
Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended
MONTREAL - A judge today rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec's secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says Bill 21 will...
Jul 18, 2019
Kevin Spacey's legal woes persist even with groping case out
BOSTON - Kevin Spacey's legal woes are not over, despite the collapse of the only criminal case brought against the two-time Oscar winner since he became mired in sexual misconduct allegations. The fo...
Jul 18, 2019
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by The Associated Press ...
Jul 18, 2019