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Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse
MANCHESTER, England - Soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the 24-hour campaign. Talks with the social media compani...
Apr 20, 2019
Harvard prof says Concordia disinvited him because of his conservative views
MONTREAL - Plans to celebrate a Concordia University college's 40th anniversary are in disarray after the school decided to disinvite a Harvard professor because of his controversial views on feminism...
Apr 20, 2019
Avalanche hot at the right time, cruise past Flames into second round
CALGARY - Colorado had to be at its best over the final month of the of the regular season just to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche are still playing at that high level an...
Apr 20, 2019
Quebec public security minister warning flood zone residents not to take chances
MONTREAL - Quebec communities were bracing for major flooding in various parts of the province Thursday as rainy weather was expected to settle in for the beginning of the weekend. The province's...
Apr 20, 2019
Lowry holds 1-stroke lead halfway through rainy RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Shane Lowry parred his final two holes Saturday to hold on to a one-stroke lead through two rounds in the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Lowry was among 56 players who didn't fi...
Apr 20, 2019
In 'Red Joan', Judi Dench gets spy role far from 007's boss
LONDON - Judi Dench is back in the world of espionage - but her latest role is a far cry from James Bond's unflappable spy chief, M. In "Red Joan," to be released Friday in Britain and the United Stat...
Apr 20, 2019
Ukraine election: The president vs. guy who plays one on TV
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's presidential runoff Sunday is a battle between a billionaire tycoon who rode anti-Russian protests to the nation's top office five years ago and a comedian who plays a presid...
Apr 20, 2019
'A good day': Trump claims victory with Mueller report out
WASHINGTON - For nearly two years, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, attacking investigators' credibility and playing down their ...
Apr 20, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada sides with police in internet child luring case
OTTAWA - Undercover police officers do not need to obtain a judicial warrant before using email or instant-message services to communicate with someone suspected of child luring, the Su...
Apr 20, 2019
Kodak Black arrested on drug, gun charge at Canadian border
LEWISTON, N.Y. - Kodak Black was arrested on drug and weapons charges as the rapper tried to cross from Canada into the United States near Niagara Falls, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Black...
Apr 20, 2019
