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Alberta court hears details of fight over disqualified horse in Canadian Derby
EDMONTON - With the horse-racing community still buzzing over a controversial disqualification in one of its most well-known races, a fight over which horse won a Canadian Derby race two yea...
May 10, 2019
Mark Norman's lawyer warns of interference in courts despite dropped charge
OTTAWA - Canadians must be on guard against government efforts to tip the scales of justice, said Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer on Wednesday, as she hailed the surprise stay of a breach-of-trust c...
May 10, 2019
Arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to seek stay of extradition proceedings
VANCOUVER - The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says it plans to argue that she shouldn't be extradited to the United States because she hasn't violated sanctions under Canadian la...
May 10, 2019
Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 10
LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked security forces guarding a famous Sufi shrine in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20 others, police ...
May 10, 2019
Pakistani woman acquitted of blasphemy headed to Canada
ISLAMABAD - A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, but who still faced death threats from Islamic extremists upon her release, flew to Canada on ...
May 10, 2019
Blazers force Game 7 with 119-108 victory over Denver
PORTLAND, Ore. - Damian Lillard had 32 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination to force a decisive Game 7 in their series with Denver with a 11...
May 09, 2019
Millsap, Jokic spark Nuggets' 124-98 blowout of Blazers
DENVER - Paul Millsap is showing the young'uns how it's done. Millsap scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half Tuesday night, sparking Denver's 124-98 blowout of the Portland Trail Blazers that pu...
May 09, 2019
Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising region...
May 09, 2019
South Africa votes with corruption, jobs as big issues
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans voted Wednesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, with signs of a relatively low turnout and voters saying they were disillusioned by widespread corruption and...
May 09, 2019
Maroon's OT goal lifts Blues past Stars in Game 7
ST. LOUIS - Pat Maroon always imagined becoming a hometown hero. The 31-year-old St. Louis native got to live out that fantasy Tuesday night. Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnin...
May 09, 2019
