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Spokeswoman: Russian opposition politician Navalny poisoned
MOSCOW - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been poisoned and hospitalized on Thursday morning, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Twitter. Navalny felt unwell on a flight back to Mosc...
Aug 19, 2020

Canucks rally from two-goal deficit, beat Blues 4-3 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Fourth-line grinder Tyler Motte scored two breakaway goals to power the Vancouver Canucks to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues in NHL playoff action Wednesday. The Canucks...
Aug 19, 2020

IIO investigating serious but not life-threatening injuries sustained in 2019 Nanaimo arrest
NANAIMO - Investigators are now working to see if Nanaimo RCMP members were at fault for the serious but not life-threatening injuries sustained by a suspect. A release from the Independent Investigat...
Aug 19, 2020

WHAT TO WATCH: Joe Biden's big moment at the DNC
LAS VEGAS - Democratic Party luminaries, rising stars, former presidents and presidential contenders have been making a pitch for Joe Biden over three days of an atypical convention. Now the president...
Aug 19, 2020

Thai police arrest rapper, activists in crackdown on protest
BANGKOK - Thai police arrested a rapper and four pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general ...
Aug 19, 2020

Suzuki scores winner, Gallagher ends long goal drought as Habs stay alive
TORONTO - Nick Suzuki buried the winner 22 seconds after Philadelphia tied the score in the third period, Brendan Gallagher snapped his frustrating post-season goal drought, and the Montreal...
Aug 19, 2020

Reports: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis
Michigan has reached a $600 million agreement to compensate Flint residents whose health was damaged by lead-tainted drinking water after the city heeded state regulators' advice not to treat it prope...
Aug 19, 2020

NKorea to unveil new economic plans in January party meeting
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea will hold a rare ruling party congress in January where leader Kim Jong Un will announce a new five-year plan to develop the country's dismal economy ravaged by...
Aug 19, 2020

Avalanche rout Coyotes 7-1 in Game 5 to win 1st-round series
EDMONTON - Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Nazem Kadri also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Arizona Coyotes 7-1 on Wednesday to close out the first-round playoff ser...
Aug 19, 2020

Canada condemns coup d'etat in Mali, says Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada condemns the junta that forced Mali's president from power this week. A distressed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita annou...
Aug 19, 2020