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Five stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 22 --- SECURITY TIGHTENED FOR POMPEO VISIT Security around Parliament Hill has been tightened in anticipation of today's visit to Ottawa by U.S. S...

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at t...

HONG KONG - Chinese police said Saturday they released an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong as the city's pro-democracy protesters took to the streets again, this time to call for the rem...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Robert Downey Jr. is recalling a wild Disneyland ride from his younger days. The "Iron Man" star, among those honoured Friday as Disney Legends, says his first visit to the Southern ...

LOS ANGELES - Quentin Tarantino is going to be telling a whole new brand of "Once upon a time" tale - the bedtime-story kind. The "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood" director is about to become a fathe...

AURORA, Ont. - After Brooke Henderson birdied No. 15 she stood back from the green to check her notes and watch groupmates Stacy Lewis and Min-Jee Lee finish the hole. A small voice behind her called ...

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the semifinals of the Winston-Salem Open. The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., downed Russia's Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6 (4) i...

PRINCE GEORGE - A Parents Legal Centre officially opened in Prince George today. The centre deals with families facing child protection matters in and around the city.PLC's aim to improve the outcomes...

LOS ANGELES - Country band Alabama says it is postponing the remainder of its 50th anniversary tour as lead singer Randy Owen battles health complications. The group announced Wednesday that the 69-ye...

The best players in the Alberta Junior Hockey League have had to remain in midseason form this summer in preparation for their international opportunity. Two former Cariboo Cougars are among the AJHL ...