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Canadian Bianca Andreescu's win streak comes to an end with loss to Osaka
BEIJING - After a thrilling quarterfinal at the China Open, Bianca Andreescu and Naomi Osaka embraced at the net and exchanged compliments. It could be the first of many similar moments between two of...
Oct 06, 2019
Thanks to hard work and timely inspiration, Wolfpack rise up rugby league ranks
TORONTO - In advance of the Million Pound Game, Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott had team performance analyst Chris O'Connor put together a video. It combined disappointing moments from 201...
Oct 06, 2019
Friends of Mexico's "Prince of Song" pay respects in Miami
MIAMI - Relatives of the late Mexican crooner known as Jose Jose and Latin American entertainment celebrities have gathered at a funeral home in Miami to pay respects to Mexico's "Prince of Song." The...
Oct 06, 2019
Aerosmith named MusiCares' 2020 Person of the Year
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - An organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance will honour Aerosmith as its 2020 person of the year. MusiCares announced Frida...
Oct 06, 2019
Pastor, radio host charged with sexual battery on child
WINTER PARK, Fla. - A popular local Christian radio show host is being held without bail in Florida on allegations that he sexually abused a child numerous times over five years. The Orlando Sentinel ...
Oct 06, 2019
Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador
PARIS - The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first i...
Oct 06, 2019
Iran says Chinese state oil firm withdraws from $5B deal
TEHRAN, Iran - China's state oil company has pulled out of a $5 billion deal to develop a portion of Iran's massive offshore natural gas field, the Islamic Republic's oil minister said Sunday, an agre...
Oct 06, 2019
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, has died at 80, his family says. Baker's family said on Twitter that he d...
Oct 06, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie
Laurier-Sainte-Marie This Montreal riding is shaping up to be a true three-way race for the NDP, Liberals and Bloc Quebecois. The NDP's Helene Laverdiere rode the "orange wave" to victory in 2011, han...
Oct 06, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Beloeil-Chambly
Beloeil-Chambly If it's true the Bloc Quebecois has rebuilt and regained its footing following eight years in the political wilderness, then party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet needs to win his seat, ...
Oct 06, 2019