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Canadian wage growth hits fastest pace since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA - Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade, according to numbers released Friday from Statistics Canada. The 4.5 per cent burst c...
Aug 11, 2019
Cosby appeal tests other accusers' testimony in #MeToo era
When three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges gather Monday to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction, more than the aging comedian's freedom may be at stake. As the first celebrity...
Aug 11, 2019
No chaos this time as Woodstock concert site preps for 50th
BETHEL, N.Y. - Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won't be your hippie uncle's trample-the-fences concert. While plans for a big Woodstock 50 festival collapsed after a run o...
Aug 11, 2019
Richard Gere visits migrants stuck in the Mediterranean
Carrying boxes of fruit, Richard Gere visited rescued migrants Friday on a humanitarian ship that has been struck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week, landing smack in the middle of a debate over...
Aug 11, 2019
Tear gas fired in Hong Kong with no end in sight to protests
HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas late Sunday afternoon to try to disperse a demonstration in Hong Kong as protesters took over streets in two parts of the Asian financial capital, blocking traffic an...
Aug 11, 2019
UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising more prisons and stronger police powers in an effort to fight violent crime. The government announced plans Sunday to create 10,000 more pris...
Aug 11, 2019
Syrian troops capture key village in rebel-held Idlib
BEIRUT - Syrian government forces captured an important village in the northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday, drawing close to a major town in the last rebel stronghold in the country, state media ...
Aug 11, 2019
Death toll rises to 93 in floods, mudslides in south India
NEW DELHI - At least 93 people have been killed and more than 400,000 displaced in floods and mudslides following days of torrential rains in southern India. The worst-hit has been the state of Kerala...
Aug 11, 2019
Muslims mark Eid and final days of hajj in Saudi Arabia
MINA, Saudi Arabia - Around 2.5 million pilgrims took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Saturday, marking the final days of the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and the start of the Eid al-Adh...
Aug 11, 2019
N. Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to ...
Aug 11, 2019