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Asylum claims being filed in Canada continue to rise slightly despite pandemic
OTTAWA - The number of asylum claims being filed in Canada continues to rise slightly despite ongoing global travel restrictions. The latest figures from the Immigration Department show 1,500 claims f...
Jul 24, 2020
Charges against Thai Red Bull heir dropped from fatal crash
BANGKOK - Charges have been dropped against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, police in Thailand said Friday. L...
Jul 23, 2020
Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has denied it was clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video production must be licensed amid a row with news broadcaster Al-Ja...
Jul 23, 2020
China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat
BEIJING - China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict. The order followed the U.S. closure of the C...
Jul 23, 2020
Baltimore talks about hosting Blue Jays; how about Hartford?
TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland have had talks about the team sharing Oriole Park at Camden Yards with the displaced Toronto Blue Jays amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue...
Jul 23, 2020
Habs' Ouellet says he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month
MONTREAL - Calling it a "weird situation," Montreal Canadiens defenceman Xavier Ouellet said he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. Speaking on a video conference Thursday, Ouellet said h...
Jul 23, 2020
MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing re...
Jul 23, 2020
Privy Council Office launches review of complaints about Governor General
OTTAWA - The Privy Council Office says it is launching an independent review of allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall. The CBC reported Tuesday ...
Jul 23, 2020
Kenny Got Work on the money as Raptors Uprising GC advances at The Turn
Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey scored 86 points in two games Thursday as unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC defeated the Gen.G Tigers at The Turn, a US$260,000 NBA 2K League esports tourname...
Jul 23, 2020
15-year-old Fry becomes first Sask golfer to win both amateur women's and junior provincials since 2010
Brooklin Fry can't stop winning golf tournaments and accomplishing rare feats nobody in the province has done in the past decade. After winning the 102nd Saskatchewan Amateur Women's Championships at ...
Jul 23, 2020
