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Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another
OTTAWA - A Vancouver shipyard delivered the first of the Canadian Coast Guard's three new science vessels last week by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repairs, new documents show. ...
Jul 08, 2019
London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings
LONDON - A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been...
Jul 08, 2019
Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London
LONDON - It was 1976 all over again in London as Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson performed a song from their movie "A Star Is Born." Headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park Sunday night, S...
Jul 08, 2019
Spacey accuser could be forced to testify on missing phone
NANTUCKET, Mass. - The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar could be forced to testify about what happened to a cellphone wanted by the defence. A Massachusetts judge has ordered the a...
Jul 08, 2019
Won and done: Star forward Kawhi Leonard leaves Raptors for LA Clippers
TORONTO - The laugh. The load management. The shot. The NBA championship. The parade. It was a heck of a season, but it appears that's all the Toronto Raptors are going to get from Kawhi Leonard. Won ...
Jul 08, 2019
3 runners gored racing with bulls at Pamplona's festival
PAMPLONA, Spain - Five people were hospitalized after the opening bull run of this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, including two Americans and a Spaniard who were gored by bulls, officials in ...
Jul 08, 2019
In the news today, July 8
Three stories in the news for Monday, July 8 --- FIVE PREMIERS MEETING AT CALGARY STAMPEDE The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing b...
Jul 08, 2019
Alberta's Jason Kenney hosting four other premiers at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing business with pleasure at the Calgary Stampede. According to a release from the Alberta...
Jul 08, 2019
Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including mur...
Jul 08, 2019
Adventurers flock to abandoned Newfoundland amusement park, railway site
TRINITY, N.L. - Once a bustling family attraction and the site of a rare piece of North American railway history, visiting the Trinity Train Loop in eastern Newfoundland now feels like walking into a ...
Jul 08, 2019