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Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic's online shift, as experts raise alarm
VANCOUVER - The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called "sextortion scams," new data from Statistics Canada suggests. As authorities aim to educate you...
Aug 06, 2022
Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza early Saturday as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed a...
Aug 05, 2022
Cavallini scores, short-handed Whitecaps snatch dramatic 2-1 win over Dynamo
VANCOUVER - Lucas Cavallini scored in injury time, giving the short-handed Vancouver Whitecaps a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Friday. The Canadian striker fired a left-footed sho...
Aug 05, 2022
Jays' miscues lead to Gordon run in 10th, Twins win 6-5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer and scored in the 10th inning for Minnesota after a pair of miscues by Toronto catcher Danny Jansen, giving the Twins a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays ...
Aug 05, 2022
Stampeders snap two-game losing streak, defeat Redblacks 17-3
OTTAWA - The Calgary Stampeders snapped a two-game losing streak with a 17-3 win over the Ottawa Redblacks Friday night at TD Place. Bo Levi Mitchell was far from his best, but on this night he was ea...
Aug 05, 2022
Indiana Legislature 1st to approve abortion bans post Roe
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Legislature became the first in the nation Friday to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The measure...
Aug 05, 2022
Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier moves within one win of US$1-million MMA payday
NEW YORK - (The Canadian Gangster) Olivier Aubin-Mercier won a unanimous decision over Paraguay's Alex Martinez on Friday to move into the lightweight final of the Professional Fighters League. The 33...
Aug 05, 2022
GOP Rep. who voted to impeach advances in Washington primary
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted to impeach Donald Trump, advanced to the general election Friday following days of vote counts in Washington state's primary, but fellow R...
Aug 05, 2022
Harrington takes one stroke lead after first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - Padraig Harrington eagled the final hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Friday to vault into the lead at the 2022 Shaw Charity Classic. Harrington was trailing clubhouse leader K...
Aug 05, 2022
Parents of child who died from fentanyl charged with murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors in Northern California filed murder charges against the parents of a 15-month-old toddler who died in May after she ingested fentanyl authorities believe her moth...
Aug 05, 2022
