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White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
WASHINGTON - The White House is acknowledging that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine's leader to investigate his country's role in meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Acting chief of s...
Oct 17, 2019
'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max
LOS ANGELES - The vast catalogue of storied Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is heading to the new HBO Max streaming service. Films such as "Princess Mononoke," ''My Neighbor Totoro" and Oscar-w...
Oct 17, 2019
Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay taking a year off from pro golf
QUEBEC - Canadian golfer Anne-Catherine Tanguay is taking a one-year sabbatical to focus on personal projects. The 28-year-old Quebec City native says she plans to conserve her status as a player...
Oct 17, 2019
Bloc's Yves-Francois Blanchet eyes Conservative, Liberal ridings in Quebec City
LEVIS, Que. - A confident Yves-Francois Blanchet brought his Bloc Quebecois campaign to the Quebec City area Tuesday, hoping his party's recent momentum will lead to a breakthrough in t...
Oct 17, 2019
Canada women to play tournament in China to prepare for Olympic qualifier
TORONTO - Canada will take part in a women's soccer invitational tournament in China next month, facing Brazil and either China or New Zealand in Yongchuan. The matches are part of Canada's preparatio...
Oct 17, 2019
Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a p...
Oct 17, 2019
Trapper plays with 'gator until it tires, pulls it from pool
PARKLAND, Fla. - A Florida animal trapper says he corralled a large alligator by playing with it until it got tired after it hopped into a residential swimming pool. Celebrity trapper Paul Bedard, who...
Oct 17, 2019
Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
HAVANA - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an...
Oct 17, 2019
List grows of Mounties suing attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - More than a dozen RCMP officers who responded to the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues are now looking to sue the atto...
Oct 17, 2019
Canadian star winger DTH van der Merwe retires from international rugby
DTH van der Merwe, Canada's all-time leading try-scorer, is retiring from international rugby in the wake of his fourth World Cup. "I've now lived and enjoyed my Canada 15s dream, 13 years of wearing ...
Oct 17, 2019