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Skinny Vancouver Whitecaps eager to pick up points on four-game road swing
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know there's work to be done as they head out on another tough road swing. Half-way through the season, the 'Caps (4-6-7) currently sit a single point out of playof...
Jun 25, 2019
World Cup exit shows Canada will miss the remarkable Christine Sinclair
PARIS - Christine Sinclair has put Canadian soccer on her shoulders for close to 20 years. So when Janine Beckie and not the talismanic captain walked to the penalty spot Monday in Canada's Women's Wo...
Jun 25, 2019
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques returns to Earth, sets Canadian space record
LONGUEUIL, Que. - David Saint-Jacques returned to Earth on Monday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station. The native of Saint-Lambert, Que., has set a record ...
Jun 25, 2019
In the news today, June 25
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 25 --- SAINT-JACQUES RETURNS FROM SPACE MISSION David Saint-Jacques returned to Earth on Monday after more than six months aboard the Int...
Jun 25, 2019
Yemeni rebels strike Saudi airport ahead of US-Saudi talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia Sunday evening, the Saudi military said, as...
Jun 25, 2019
North Korea says Kim received 'excellent' letter from Trump
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an "excellent" letter, the North's state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would "s...
Jun 25, 2019
Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine
BERLIN - Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening dange...
Jun 25, 2019
Ethiopia says military chief killed, regional coup failed
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia's military chief was shot to death by his bodyguard amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of the capital, Addis Ababa, the prime minister said...
Jun 25, 2019
Opposition win in Istanbul a blow to Turkey's Erdogan
ISTANBUL - The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President ...
Jun 25, 2019
Feds probe 'quality' of repairs on plane in Hawaii crash
HONOLULU - Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu's North Shore, killing all 11 peopl...
Jun 25, 2019
