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Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake
RIDGECREST, Calif. - Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren't worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicin...
Jul 08, 2019
Barty's run ends at Wimbledon, Riske reaches quarterfinals
WIMBLEDON, England - Ash Barty's winning streak is over, and so are her chances of winning a second straight Glam Slam title. The top-ranked Australian had won 15 matches in a row, including the Frenc...
Jul 08, 2019
Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another
OTTAWA - A Vancouver shipyard delivered the first of the Canadian Coast Guard's three new science vessels last week by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repairs, new documents show. ...
Jul 08, 2019
London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings
LONDON - A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been...
Jul 08, 2019
Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London
LONDON - It was 1976 all over again in London as Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson performed a song from their movie "A Star Is Born." Headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park Sunday night, S...
Jul 08, 2019
Spacey accuser could be forced to testify on missing phone
NANTUCKET, Mass. - The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar could be forced to testify about what happened to a cellphone wanted by the defence. A Massachusetts judge has ordered the a...
Jul 08, 2019
Won and done: Star forward Kawhi Leonard leaves Raptors for LA Clippers
TORONTO - The laugh. The load management. The shot. The NBA championship. The parade. It was a heck of a season, but it appears that's all the Toronto Raptors are going to get from Kawhi Leonard. Won ...
Jul 08, 2019
Outage problems at Rogers Wireless causing voice service issues
TORONTO - Rogers Wireless says customers may experience intermittent issues making or receiving wireless voice calls. In a message on its website, the company said it was experiencing an outage that w...
Jul 08, 2019
Spies welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly d...
Jul 08, 2019
3 runners gored racing with bulls at Pamplona's festival
PAMPLONA, Spain - Five people were hospitalized after the opening bull run of this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, including two Americans and a Spaniard who were gored by bulls, officials in ...
Jul 08, 2019