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Vancouver tragedy ripples through Manitoba's Philippine community
A wave of shock and mourning continues to ripple across Canada following the horrific tragedy in Vancouver yesterday, where ...
Calgary Stampeders take receiver Alford with top pick of CFL draft
The Calgary Stampeders selected the Utah receiver with the No 1 pick of the CFL draft Tuesday. Alford said hearing his name ...
China lashes out at US as tensions escalate over a space observatory in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — China struck a defiant stance on Tuesday in response to American concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the resource-rich South American nation of Chile, ...
Man charged with attempted rape of person who died on a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was charged with attempted rape after surveillance video taken aboard a New York City subway train showed him performing sexual acts on an unresponsive passenger who was later ...
Vietnam marks 50 years since war's end and focuses on reconciliation during a period of new tensions
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of the modern nation through the merger of North and ...
FRIESEN: Jets to hit long playoff road, or ditch of futility
The Jets have to improve in goal and without the puck, too, if they want to live up to their regular-season hype and bury the memory of the last two playoff years. Giving up a combined 12 goals in the ...
'Just destroyed': Three members of family from Colombia died in B.C. attack, says son
Another family of three was also killed in the attack _ Richard Le, his wife Linh Hoang and their five-year-old daughter Katie. Le’s 16-year-old son wasn’t at the festival. Among the other victims was ...
'I'm not going to be Superman': Just super will do for Jets' Vilardi
“I’m not going to be Superman or anything like that,” Vilardi said on Tuesday. “I’m just going to go play and hopefully… help ...
A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
Daniel Samper, his wife Glitza Maria Caicedo, and their daughter Glitza Daniela Samper were among 11 people killed at the Filipino festival on April 27. The family immigrated, along with their son, ...
Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency ...
Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations
The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with the notification. The State Department had ...
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first ...