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Prosecutor: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case
CHICAGO - More charges and more defendants could be added to the federal case against R. Kelly in Chicago that currently alleges child pornography and other crimes by the R&B singer and two associ...
Jul 27, 2019
Rapper RZA says arrested A$AP Rocky is a hostage in Sweden
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - RZA (RIHZ'-uh) of the Wu-Tang Clan says he's concerned over what he calls a hostage situation for fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, who's charged with assault in Sweden. RZA told The A...
Jul 27, 2019
Blue Jays call up Reese McGuire, put Luke Maile on 10-day injured list
TORONTO - Catcher Reese McGuire was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from triple-A Buffalo ahead of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. McGuire was brought up to replace Luke Maile, who was p...
Jul 27, 2019
'Not our best work': RCMP apologize for handling of Indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found. "Our Leduc detac...
Jul 27, 2019
B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memor...
Jul 27, 2019
Women leading Canada's charge to Tokyo, country tracking for team sport record
Canada's swim star of the 2016 Summer Olympics sees Tokyo on the horizon. Penny Oleksiak's four swimming medals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, made her the first Canadian to win that many at a s...
Jul 27, 2019
Kylie Masse helps Canada set record at swimming world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Kylie Masse helped set a Canadian record when she won the bronze medal in the women's 200-metre backstroke on Saturday at the FINA World Championships. Masse's bronze is ...
Jul 27, 2019
Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot preparing himself for Toronto's spotlight
TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a professional soccer team. But actually li...
Jul 27, 2019
US sanctions Maduro's stepsons for alleged food corruption
BOGOTA - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in doll...
Jul 27, 2019
B.C. player wins $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - A single ticket sold somewhere in British Columbia claimed Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. There was no immediate word on where exactly where the ticket was purchased. The draw...
Jul 27, 2019