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Consular officials in China meet with detained businessman Michael Spavor
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says detained Canadian businessman Michael Spavor received a visit from consular officials in China today. The visit comes a day after former diplomat Mic...
Mar 26, 2019
Search underway for Baltimore mayor's books sold to hospital
BALTIMORE - There's a search underway in Maryland for "Healthy Holly" - not a fugitive or a missing citizen, but an obscure children's book authored by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore Su...
Mar 26, 2019
Kerber switches tone after initial saltiness, congratulates Andreescu for win
MIAMI - And on the seventh day, Bianca Andreescu rested. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., bookended the craziest, most successful week of her young career with another win over world No. 4 Ange...
Mar 26, 2019
Montreal Impact sign reigning NCAA champion Amar Sejdic
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact has signed midfielder Amar Sejdic to a one-year contract with three option years. The University of Maryland product was selected 34th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft...
Mar 26, 2019
PM stays mum on clash with Wilson-Raybould over high court pick, leak of info
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying mum about whether he rejected former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's 2017 recommendation for chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. S...
Mar 26, 2019
Refugee who sheltered Snowden hopes others who helped can join her in Canada
TORONTO - A newly arrived refugee who once helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong is calling on Canada to welcome others who helped the American fugitive. Vanessa Rodel says five oth...
Mar 26, 2019
Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Kenyan teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor won a $1 million prize on Sunday for his work teaching in a government-run school th...
Mar 26, 2019
In The Rings: Brier/Scotties format still a talking point two years in
Two years into the latest competition format change at the Canadian men's and women's curling championships, the subject remains as polarizing as ever. "There's no right or wrong," said reigning ...
Mar 26, 2019
Spain: FBI offered stolen data from N Korea Embassy attack
MADRID - A Spanish court has accused an American, Mexican and South Korean of an attack on the North Korean Embassy in February, saying the FBI was offered stolen data. National Court judge Jose de la...
Mar 26, 2019
Switzerland beats Sweden to win gold at world women's curling championship
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 8-7 on Sunday to win gold at the world women's curling championship. Swiss fourth Alina Paetz hit a dra...
Mar 26, 2019