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Sweden discontinues Assange rape investigation
STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain. Assange, who is battling extradition to the Uni...
Nov 19, 2019
Prince Andrew faces more disgrace as business backers leave
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew is facing further disgrace as charitable backers begin to distance themselves from him amid unfavourable fallout of an interview on his friendship with sex offender Je...
Nov 19, 2019
Canada prepping for second-chance Olympic baseball qualifier in March
When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...
Nov 19, 2019
Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family
HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...
Nov 19, 2019
Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care
VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...
Nov 19, 2019
Canadian students urged to flee Hong King and a modest hero; In-The-News Nov. 19
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 19. What we are watching i...
Nov 19, 2019
Israeli military says 4 rockets fired from Syria intercepted
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it intercepted four incoming rockets from Syria on Tuesday and explosions were heard shortly after that in Damascus, a week after another Israeli strike targeted ...
Nov 19, 2019
Former Sri Lankan defence chief wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, re...
Nov 18, 2019
Taliban officials: 3 Taliban in Qatar for prisoner swap
ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials have told The Associated Press that three Taliban prisoners released by Kabul have been flown to Qatar for a swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the in...
Nov 18, 2019
MacKinnon scores OT winner, Avs recover from blowing late lead to beat Canucks
VANCOUVER - He was frustrated that a game that looked like a sure win was pushed into overtime, so Nathan MacKinnon took matters into his own hands. MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game just 2...
Nov 18, 2019