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US stock indexes slide as China's currency hits 11-year low
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks nosedived in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as China's currency fell sharply and stoked fears that the trade war between the world's two largest economies would continue ...
Aug 05, 2019
Top Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson feels his work ethic will pay off
ERIE, Pa. - Nate Pearson grabs his glove and jogs out to the visiting bullpen at UPMC Park on a hot but tolerable Saturday afternoon. He goes through his normal off-day routine like the rest of the Ne...
Aug 05, 2019
Sunday's Scoreboard
MLBAmerican LeagueBaltimore 6 Toronto 5Cleveland 6 L.A. Angels 2Houston 3 Seattle 1Minnesota 3 Kansas City 0Texas 9 Detroit 4N.Y. Yankees 7 Boston 4National LeagueCincinnati 6 Atlanta 4 (10 innings)N....
Aug 05, 2019
Fire department gets community support
The Waskesiu Fire Department is set to get new equipment thanks to some collaboration.Recently Parks Canada along with the Waskesiu Foundation partnered to split the costs of new lockers for firefight...
Aug 05, 2019 The Waskesiu Fire Department is getting some new equipment (Waskesiu Fire Department/Facebook)
Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, but reneged in past
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed on Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to streng...
Aug 05, 2019
Infrastructure bank looks to avoid distraction from election talk, CEO says
OTTAWA - The pitched political debate about the future of Canada's nascent infrastructure financing agency doesn't reflect the ongoing behind-the-scenes talks on projects with provincial governme...
Aug 05, 2019
Italian police arrest 6 in nightclub stampede that killed 6
MILAN - Italian police on Saturday arrested six men on manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to carry out thefts at a concert for teens, triggering a stampede that killed six people at...
Aug 05, 2019
India government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status
NEW DELHI - India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the ...
Aug 05, 2019
Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal
CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...
Aug 05, 2019
Hong Kong protesters and police face off in familiar cycle
HONG KONG - On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. On the other end, police dec...
Aug 05, 2019
