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Heiress pleads guilty in NXIVM sex slave case
NEW YORK - A wealthy heiress pleaded guilty on Friday in a sensational case accusing a a cult-like upstate New York group of creating a secret harem of sex slaves for the group's self-anointed spiritu...
Apr 19, 2019
Tottenham stuns Man City to reach Champions League semis
MANCHESTER, England - More than two minutes into stoppage time, Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling slid across the field and puffed his chest to the crowd, roaring in elation. Tottenham players c...
Apr 19, 2019
Liverpool beats Porto again, returns to CL semifinals
PORTO, Portugal - For the second year in a row, Porto had no answer to Liverpool's attacking trio of Sadio Man, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. A year after the forwards scored all goals in a 5-0 r...
Apr 19, 2019
Arrest of theft suspect at Vancouver airport likely part of larger ring: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP say a woman arrested at Vancouver's airport for allegedly stealing a passenger's purse is believed to be part of an organized group of thieves targeting airports. The Mounties sa...
Apr 19, 2019
Kenney talks pipelines with Trudeau after election win, calls it cordial
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney, Alberta's incoming premier, said he cordially talked pipelines Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - Kenney's political nemesis and his election campaign pinata ...
Apr 19, 2019
Free agency delayed, Guerrero feels ready to play in majors
BUFFALO, N.Y. - His potential free agency already pushed back a year following a spring training injury, Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he feels ready for his major league debut...
Apr 19, 2019
Nearly 70 per cent of eligible Albertans voted in provincial election
EDMONTON - An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday's provincial election - the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alber...
Apr 19, 2019
Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership
LOS ANGELES - Roman Polanski asked a judge Friday to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards nearly a year after he was expelled from it for sexual misconduct. Lawye...
Apr 19, 2019
Peruvian judge orders jail for former president Kuczynski
LIMA, Peru - A Peruvian judge has ordered that former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski be jailed for up to three years as authorities investigate his alleged involvement in a corruption case. The order...
Apr 19, 2019
Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist
ALBANY, N.Y. - Former left-wing revolutionary Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck rob...
Apr 19, 2019