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Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...
Jul 26, 2019
Record Facebook fine won't end scrutiny of the company
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook survived its latest brush with U.S. privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the Federal Trade Commission. But it's far fr...
Jul 26, 2019
Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election on Wednesday, calling the country's longtime leader a dictator and urgin...
Jul 26, 2019
Cooper helps lead Eskimos in 26-0 victory over winless Argonauts
EDMONTON - It was a clean sheet for the Edmonton Eskimos defence. Shaquille Cooper had 128 yards rushing and a touchdown as the Eskimos recorded a rare shutout with a 26-0 victory over the Toronto Arg...
Jul 26, 2019
John Fogerty pulls out of troubled Woodstock 50 festival
NEW YORK - John Fogerty has pulled out of Woodstock 50 just weeks before the troubled anniversary event is supposed to take place. A representative for the singer tells The Associated Press that Foger...
Jul 26, 2019
In the news today, July 24
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 24 --- TWO MISSING TEENS NOW SUSPECTS IN THREE B.C. DEATHS A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as ...
Jul 26, 2019
In the news today, July 26
Five stories in the news for Friday, July 26 --- B.C. MURDER SUSPECT THOUGHT NAZI ITEMS WERE 'COOL' A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Yo...
Jul 26, 2019
Secret spy file on Pierre Trudeau was almost spared from destruction: memo
OTTAWA - A secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation&...
Jul 26, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on military's no-juries justice system
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court is to rule this morning on whether the military's system for trying members charged with civilian offences is constitutional. It is dealing with multiple cases at once,...
Jul 26, 2019
Federal government to release findings of review into Hassan Diab's extradition
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to release findings today of an independent review of an extradition that resulted in Ottawa professor Hassan Diab spending three years in a ...
Jul 26, 2019