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Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. ...
Oct 12, 2019
RCMP shuns lie-detector tests for top security clearances despite federal rules
OTTAWA - The RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinations, The Canadian Press has lea...
Oct 12, 2019
2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe's fault lines
STOCKHOLM - Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe's social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government a...
Oct 11, 2019
Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out - and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion. Kendrick hit a tiebreakin...
Oct 11, 2019
Opera star Jessye Norman's funeral set for Georgia hometown
AUGUSTA, Ga. - World-famous performers, civil rights leaders and people who know her good works are gathering for the funeral of international opera star Jessye Norman in her Georgia hometown. Norman ...
Oct 11, 2019
Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Oct 11, 2019
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks trounce L.A. Kings 8-2 in home opener
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green says his Vancouver Canucks were in need of a victory as they headed into their home opener. The squad had dropped their first two games of the season and with so many ne...
Oct 11, 2019
Hergy Mayala had two TDs as Stampeders hang on for 30-28 win over Roughriders
CALGARY - Hergy Mayala scored his first two CFL touchdowns to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 30-28 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday in front of 30,210 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mayala ...
Oct 11, 2019
Canadian fighter Sarah Kaufman loses shot at $1-million PFL purse
LAS VEGAS - Brazilian lightweight Larissa Pacheco upset Canadian Sarah Kaufman on Friday night, winning by unanimous decision to advance to the US$1-million Professional Fighters League championship b...
Oct 11, 2019
Sánchez shines as Nationals beat Cards 2-0 in NLCS opener
ST. LOUIS - Anbal Snchez carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Howie Kendrick had two more big swings and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Friday night in the NL Cha...
Oct 11, 2019