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Canadian featherweight Julia Budd looks for third straight Bellator title defence
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd says she is fighting for her legacy when she defends her Bellator featherweight title for a third time Friday night against unbeaten Israeli (Big Bad) Olga Rubin. With ...
Jul 11, 2019
NBC's Lester Holt to get Walter Cronkite journalism award
PHOENIX - Arizona State University is awarding its 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to Lester Holt, news anchor for NBC. Holt has anchored NBC's flagship "Nightly News" broadcas...
Jul 11, 2019
Trump shows love-hate for social media as he leads 'summit'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who has weaponized social media to eviscerate opponents and promote himself, was convening a White House conference Thursday of like-minded critics of Big Tech, no...
Jul 11, 2019
Federal announcement about a threat to coming election will be a 'last resort'
OTTAWA - The threshold will be high for any decision to alert Canadians to an attempt to interfere in the coming general election, the federal government says. The extraordinary step of a public ...
Jul 11, 2019
Developer offers disputed Oka land to Kanesatake Mohawks as ecological gift
MONTREAL - A Quebec land developer says he's signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel of forest that was central to the Oka crisis that began 29 years ago...
Jul 11, 2019
De Freitas leads Fury past Wanderers 3-2 in third round of Canadian Championship
HALIFAX - Thiago De Freitas scored twice in the first half to help the Ottawa Fury to a 3-2 win over the HFX Wanderers on Wednesday night in the third round of the Canadian Championship. Canada's thre...
Jul 11, 2019
Canada gets marquee matchup against host Brazil at FIFA U-17 World Cup
Canada has been handed a marquee matchup to open the FIFA U-17 World Cup - against host Brazil on Oct. 26. The young Canadian men were matched with Brazil, New Zealand and Angola in Group A ...
Jul 11, 2019
White man indicted in killing of black teen over rap music
PHOENIX - An Arizona prosecutor says a grand jury has returned an indictment charging a white man with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a black youth for playing rap music he said he thoug...
Jul 11, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW July 11, 2019
Editor Brady Bateman speaks with Reporter Ron Quaroni about a local ghost tale, and the city's thoughts on making it into a tourist attraction.
Jul 11, 2019
England trounces Australia, reaches Cricket World Cup final
BIRMINGHAM, England - England reached its first Cricket World Cup final in 27 years by trouncing defending champion Australia by eight wickets on Thursday, ensuring there will be a first-time winner o...
Jul 11, 2019
