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2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting
LAS VEGAS - Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage Saturday that mass shootings have become chillingly common nationwide and blamed the National Rifle Association and its congressional a...
Aug 04, 2019
25 dead, 55 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the deat...
Aug 04, 2019
Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut - Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far Nort...
Aug 04, 2019
Conservatives, if elected, would work to restore ties with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - A Conservative government, if elected this fall, would work to fix Canada's relationship with Saudi Arabia by trying to build back rapport with the kingdom in areas that i...
Aug 04, 2019
Yemen officials: Al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen - Al-Qaida militants targeted a military camp in Yemen's southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops and setting off hours-long clashes that lasted into early morning Friday, Yeme...
Aug 04, 2019
Trump's latest tariffs weighs on markets ahead of payrolls
LONDON - Global stock markets remained under pressure Friday, particularly in Europe, after President Donald Trump's shocked investors with another tariff announcement on Chinese imports. Monthly U.S....
Aug 04, 2019
Thai leader orders investigation of Bangkok blasts; 4 hurt
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Friday ordered an investigation into several small bombings in Bangkok that took place as Thailand was hosting a high-level meeting attended by U.S....
Aug 03, 2019
Ortiz's grand slam guides Giants to series finale victory over Mavericks
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For most of the year the Medicine Hat Mavericks have been masters of the big inning, scoring multiple runs in one frame to take firm grip on two points.But on Saturday night, it was...
Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Argonauts rally for 28-27 comeback win over Blue Bombers, ending six-game slide
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts swung a leg out of the 0-6-0 hole they had dug themselves, but they did it the hard way Thursday. McLeod Bethel-Thompson hit S.J. Green for an 11-yard touchdown pass&nb...
Aug 03, 2019
Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners
HOUSTON - Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Sea...
Aug 03, 2019