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Gasoline companies to speak at public inquiry into B.C. pump prices Wednesday
VANCOUVER - An industry expert says a public inquiry into British Columbia's record-breaking gasoline prices may increase the public's understanding of a murky market but the provincial...
Jul 14, 2019
One of three entangled North Atlantic right whales may be on its way to freedom
Efforts continued Friday to free three entangled right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after some limited success freeing one of the endangered marine mammals on Thursday. The Department of Fisher...
Jul 14, 2019
Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama
LONDON - A U.K. newspaper published more leaked memos from Britain's ambassador in Washington on Sunday, despite a police warning that doing so might be a crime. In one 2018 cable published by the Mai...
Jul 14, 2019
Barry drenches Gulf Coast, but initially spares New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Weakened but still potent, Barry inundated the Gulf Coast but appeared unlikely to deluge New Orleans as it continued its slow advance. Still, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday night urg...
Jul 14, 2019
Hong Kong protesters march in new outpouring of grievances
HONG KONG - Protesters demanding the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive and an investigation into alleged police violence filled the streets of a northern town on Sunday, adding to an outpouri...
Jul 14, 2019
Thousands left in the dark during NYC power outage
NEW YORK - On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a massive power outage on a hot Saturday night in Manhattan preemptively brought the curtain down on Bro...
Jul 14, 2019
Assoun murder case: RCMP suppressed, erased evidence of other suspects
HALIFAX - The RCMP chose not to disclose an investigator's theories about other suspects to a wrongfully convicted Halifax man fighting to prove he was&nbs...
Jul 14, 2019
Paul Ryan's public support of Trump masked GOP struggle
WASHINGTON - What's so stunning about former House Speaker Paul Ryan's new admissions regarding President Donald Trump is that his story is now so ordinary. Ryan decided to leave Washington, as relaye...
Jul 14, 2019
Opposing rallies mark 'dog meat day' in South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Dozens of people opposed to dog meat consumption, including American actress Kim Basinger, rallied near the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday on one of three "dog meat d...
Jul 14, 2019
S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and Japan on Friday failed to immediately resolve their dispute over Japanese export restrictions that could hurt South Korean technology companies, as Seoul ca...
Jul 14, 2019