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Cardinal Ortega, former archbishop of Havana, dies at 83
HAVANA - Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, the former archbishop of Havana who helped organize the first papal visit to the communist country and negotiated modest openings with a government that...
Jul 26, 2019
Cosby appeal to focus on other women's testimony, Quaaludes
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Prosecutors set to defend Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction in appeals court next month say the accusations from other women are no coincidence, but "the culmination of a decade...
Jul 26, 2019
Allergan expands recall of Biocell textured breast implants following Canadian ban
TORONTO - Allergan PLC says it's voluntarily recalling Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders worldwide, a move that follows Canada's suspension of the product's licences due to po...
Jul 26, 2019
Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem picks up second bronze at world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem has captured her second bronze medal at the 2019 world aquatics championships. The Canadian/U.S. dual citizen came third in the women's 20...
Jul 26, 2019
Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims
WASHINGTON - Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the centre of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" Wednesday in the federal probe o...
Jul 26, 2019
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...
Jul 26, 2019
Record Facebook fine won't end scrutiny of the company
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook survived its latest brush with U.S. privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the Federal Trade Commission. But it's far fr...
Jul 26, 2019
Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election on Wednesday, calling the country's longtime leader a dictator and urgin...
Jul 26, 2019
City of Lethbridge surveying residents on improving online services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge wants to know how their online services should be improved going forward.Vicky Bennett Intelligent Community Program Manager helped to launch a survey on the Di...
Jul 26, 2019 Lethbridge city hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
Cooper helps lead Eskimos in 26-0 victory over winless Argonauts
EDMONTON - It was a clean sheet for the Edmonton Eskimos defence. Shaquille Cooper had 128 yards rushing and a touchdown as the Eskimos recorded a rare shutout with a 26-0 victory over the Toronto Arg...
Jul 26, 2019