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Armed robbery in Hythe
Police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery Monday in Hythe.Beaverlodge RCMP say at around 3:20 a.m., two men wearing ski masks, jeans, and dark hoodies stole an undisclosed amount of c...
Aug 13, 2019
At unveiling of memorial to democracy activist, fears of crackdown in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned Tuesday about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong have...
Aug 13, 2019
Concerts cancelled, investigation opened into Placido Domingo
SAN FRANCISCO - Two music companies cancelled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which n...
Aug 13, 2019
Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK
AMSTERDAM - Last season's Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate. On a night when former Eur...
Aug 13, 2019
Former youth soccer coach found guilty of sex charge involving child
A judge has found a former youth soccer coach in Edmonton guilty of trying to arrange sex online with an 11-year-old girl.Court heard during his trial that Wesley Vander Leeuw thought he was contactin...
Aug 13, 2019
Rafael Nadal cruises past Daniil Medvedev to win fifth Rogers Cup title
MONTREAL - A teenage Rafael Nadal's victory over Andre Agassi in the final of the 2005 Rogers Cup was a symbolic passing of the torch from one tennis generation to the next. Fast-forwar...
Aug 13, 2019
'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion
ATLANTA - A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television star Todd Chrisley on tax evasion and other charges. The 12-count indictment issued against the "Chrisley Knows Best" s...
Aug 13, 2019
Shapovalov overcomes bad first set to post win over Sousa in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov roared back from a bad first set to post a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over lucky loser Joao Sousa of Portugal in first-round action Tuesday at the Western & Southern ...
Aug 13, 2019
Campground in Banff National Park reopens after wolf attack
A campground in Banff National Park where a wolf attacked a man in a tent last week has reopened to the public.Parks Canada says it found the wolf about a kilometre away from the Ramparts Creek campgr...
Aug 13, 2019 Wolf track prints in the mud of Howse River Flats, Banff National Park.
CBS, Viacom to reunite as media giants bulk up for streaming
NEW YORK - The newly combined ViacomCBS will invest in more movies and TV shows and try to sell more advertising as it seeks to become a bigger player in the growing business of streaming video. Yet t...
Aug 13, 2019