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Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
NEW YORK - Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said T...
Jul 11, 2019
With 19 aces, gutsy comeback, Serena reaches Wimbledon semis
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 11, 2019
Multiple injuries aboard Air Canada flight after plane hits turbulence
MONTREAL - Nearly three dozen passengers sustained minor injuries Thursday when an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, ran into severe turbulence, prompting an em...
Jul 11, 2019
Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 11, 2019
Once driven near extinction, wild turkeys making themselves at home in Quebec
MONTREAL - They arrived a few years ago - three-foot tall, bare-headed visitors that would occasionally stare intently at residents from their balconies and yards. The wild turkeys fra...
Jul 11, 2019
Freeland calls ex-envoy's advice to China about election 'highly inappropriate'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is distancing the Trudeau government from its former ambassador to China, a day after he said he has warned Chinese officials that further punishmen...
Jul 11, 2019
Tour de France: Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Stage 4
NANCY, France - Elia Viviani had left the Giro d'Italia utterly disappointed. Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage w...
Jul 11, 2019
'Not about 24': Williams to face Halep in Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Hours before her Wimbledon semifinal, Serena Williams spent some time deep in thought and arrived at a couple of conclusions. For one thing, she shouldn't focus too much on trying...
Jul 11, 2019
Promised quick-reaction force of 200 peacekeepers yet to be registered with UN
OTTAWA - A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first made to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The "...
Jul 11, 2019