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Hanus earns another Pan Am swimming medal for Canada with silver
LIMA, Peru - Danielle Hanus had a bounce-back performace on her second day in the pool at the Pan Am Games. Hanus won a silver medal on Wednesday in the women's 100-metre butterfly, a day after&n...
Aug 09, 2019
Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns
NEW YORK - Walmart has ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence from stores nationwide after 22 people died in a shooting at one of its Texas stores, but the big bo...
Aug 09, 2019
Man cooking in Walmart lot sets van on fire, killing girl
MINNEAPOLIS - A 70-year-old man camping in a Walmart parking lot put a hot cook stove in his van, causing it to catch fire and spread to another van, burning two young sisters and killing one of them,...
Aug 09, 2019
Virginia transgender bathroom case: Judge favours ex-student
NORFOLK, Va. - A federal judge in Virginia ruled Friday that a school board's transgender bathroom ban discriminated against a former student, Gavin Grimm. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wri...
Aug 09, 2019
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...
Aug 09, 2019
Rapper Mystikal falls during Florida concert
TAMPA, Fla. - A video shows the rapper Mystikal falling off the stage 30 seconds into his first performance during a concert in Florida, cutting the show short. Michael "Mystikal" Tyler, a rapper and ...
Aug 09, 2019
QuickSketch: murder victims found in northern British Columbia
Two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects who were the focus of a massive manhunt have been found in northern Manitoba. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, from ...
Aug 09, 2019
Beacon was functional but off aboard late Quebec businessman's chopper: TSB
MONTREAL - The emergency locator transmitter aboard a helicopter piloted by a Quebec businessman who was killed in a crash last month was functional but in the off position, the Transpo...
Aug 09, 2019
Stewart solid in relief, Blue Jays beat Rays 4-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was blunt after the Rays closed out a homestand against Miami and Toronto with a 3-2 record. "Not good enough," Cash said after a 4-3 loss to the Bl...
Aug 09, 2019
Some ticket prices go down for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game
WINNIPEG - The promoter of an NFL exhibition game in Winnipeg later this month has lowered the price of some lower-bowl tickets after finalizing a sponsorship deal. On Ice Entertainment Ltd., says it ...
Aug 09, 2019