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3 vehicles owned by Elvis Presley going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Elvis Presley fans can take to the road in three vehicles once driven by "the King" if they have the money. Kruse GWS Auctions announced Wednesday that Presley's personal stretch limousi...
Jul 10, 2019
Hamlet rock opera returns to P.E.I. theatre stage, 45 years later
CHARLOTTETOWN - A classic Shakespearean tragedy put to rock 'n' roll has given rise to moments of restorative joy to the Canadian composer witnessing its rebirth after 45 years. First launched in 1974...
Jul 10, 2019
Attorney: Girl fell to death from open window on cruise ship
MIAMI - An 18-month-old Indiana girl who fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship in Puerto Rico plunged from a window inexplicably left open in a children's play area, the family's atto...
Jul 10, 2019
Oleksiak, Masse leads strong Canadian women's swim team into world championship
Penny Oleksiak wants two things at the world swim championships. Speed, naturally, but the Toronto teenager also hopes to find elements in her races that require repair ahead of th...
Jul 10, 2019
Cause of wireless voice outage unclear, some intermittent problems may persist
TORONTO - The cause of a service outage that affected voice calls on numerous Canadian mobile brands, starting Sunday afternoon, remained unclear Monday as carriers said only some customers conti...
Jul 10, 2019
UK ambassador to US quits days after leaked cables on Trump
LONDON - Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate h...
Jul 10, 2019
Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including mur...
Jul 10, 2019
In the news today, July 8
Three stories in the news for Monday, July 8 --- FIVE PREMIERS MEETING AT CALGARY STAMPEDE The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing b...
Jul 10, 2019
In the news today, July 10
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 10 --- MILITARY'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND TO RESIGN The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effec...
Jul 10, 2019
CSIS welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly d...
Jul 10, 2019