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Fraud, misconduct threaten Afghan presidential election
KABUL - Accusations of fraud and misconduct, more than scores of Taliban attacks, threatened to overwhelm the results of Saturday's vote for the next president of Afghanistan, denying the winner legit...
Sep 29, 2019
Tyler Glasnow, Rays beat Blue Jays 6-2 to clinch AL wild-card spot
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo hopes the disappointment of watching the visiting team celebrate a playoff berth at the Rogers Centre wasn't lost on his young players. The Tampa Bay Rays' ...
Sep 29, 2019
Emotional Cameron Champ hangs on to win Safeway Open; Canadian Hadwin finishes second
NAPA, Calif. - Cameron Champ broke down in tears when it was over. Playing while his grandfather fights cancer in nearby Sacramento, the 24-year-old Champ won the Safeway Open on Sunday for his second...
Sep 29, 2019
Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga
BANGKOK - Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave deep inside a northe...
Sep 29, 2019
Demonstrators clash outside PPC Leader Maxime Bernier event at Hamilton college
HAMILTON - A protest outside an event by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier took a violent turn this evening as demonstrators clashed with supporters and those attending. A fight broke out...
Sep 29, 2019
Fatal July plane crash near Jasper, Alta., happened after Cessna stalled: TSB
JASPER, Alta. - An investigation has determined a fatal plane crash in Jasper National Park was caused when the aircraft stalled and went into a spin shortly after takeoff. One passenger died and the ...
Sep 29, 2019
Montreal Impact eliminated from MLS playoffs following draw with Atlanta
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact were officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention following a 1-1 draw against defending champions Atlanta United on Sunday evening. Julian Gressel scored his fifth...
Sep 29, 2019
Smoak drives in three runs vs. Rays in potential final game as Blue Jay
TORONTO - Justin Smoak hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs in what was likely his final game as a Blue Jay, and Toronto ended its season with a 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Smo...
Sep 29, 2019
Cause of deadly boat fire still a mystery
LOS ANGELES - Investigators completed a two-week examination of the charred wreckage of a scuba diving boat and could not determine what ignited the fire that killed 34 people off the Southern Califor...
Sep 29, 2019
Governor general, ex-Quebec premiers to attend Jacques Chirac memorial service
A Canadian delegation led by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette will attend a memorial service for former French president Jacques Chirac on Monday. Chirac, who served as president of France between 19...
Sep 29, 2019