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Svitolina ready for Rogers Cup with renewed confidence from Wimbledon
Elina Svitolina has a renewed sense of confidence heading into this year's Rogers Cup in Toronto. And for the first time this season, the Ukrainian tennis star is feeling well rested too. Svitoli...
Jul 30, 2019
Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...
Jul 30, 2019
Canadian canola exports down 1-million tonnes thanks in large part to Chinese restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports that, from the start of the growing season until mid-July, recorded canola exports totaled 8.9-million tonnes. This is about one million to...
Jul 30, 2019 Canola field. (Lethbridge News Now)
David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays
CHICAGO - The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch. As part of the trade announced Tuesday, the Blue Jays will send cash to...
Jul 30, 2019
Quebec environmental activists adopt civil disobedience to get climate action
MONTREAL - Environmental activists in Quebec are turning towards civil disobedience as a way of pressuring politicians to do more to fight climate change. They are part of a global movement of activis...
Jul 30, 2019
No decision on Huawei and 5G before fall federal election call: Goodale
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canadians will have to wait until after this fall's federal election to find out whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can provide equipment for the coun...
Jul 30, 2019
Officer trying to rescue kitten finds a bobcat instead
STRATHAM, N.H. - A New Hampshire police officer says the kitten he was trying to pick up in a parking lot turned out to be a bobcat, which then jumped onto the roof of a Burger King. Stratham Officer ...
Jul 30, 2019
Calgary police clear border service officers in Nigerian deportee's death
Calgary police say Canada Border Services Agency officers are not to blame for the death of a Nigerian man during his deportation last year. The passenger on a Calgary-Amsterdam flight ...
Jul 30, 2019
Friends, co-workers mourn 4 members of same family found dead in Markham, Ont.
MARKHAM, Ont. - Friends and co-workers have identified the victims of a quadruple homicide in Markham, Ont., as four members of the same family. An online fundraiser seeking to raise money for funeral...
Jul 30, 2019
Jin Young Ko wins at Evian for 2nd major title of season
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Jin Young Ko took advantage of a friend's bad luck to win her second major title of the season on Sunday, and reclaimed No. 1 spot in the women's world golf rankings. Ko fire...
Jul 30, 2019