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Gaps leave children at risk of online exploitation, federal study warns
OTTAWA - There are “serious gaps” - in resources, training and research - in efforts to protect young people from online sexual exploitation, warns a study prepared for the federal governm...
Aug 31, 2016
Canadian economy shrinks in second quarter, worst showing since financial crisis
OTTAWA - Weak exports and the Alberta wildfires hammered the Canadian economy as it posted its worst quarterly performance since the global financial crisis, but the three-month period ended on a posi...
Aug 31, 2016
Japanese Defence Ministry seeks record $51 billion budget
TOKYO - Japan’s Defence Ministry is seeking a record-high 5.17 trillion yen ($51 billion) budget for the 2017 fiscal year to bolster missile defence capability amid an escalating North Korean th...
Aug 31, 2016
Questions Trump may tackle in anticipated immigration speech
SEATTLE - After an unexpected visit to Mexico on Wednesday, Donald Trump is set to deliver a much-anticipated speech on immigration in Arizona. He’ll do so under pressure to clarify where he sta...
Aug 31, 2016
Police: Boy, 13, charged in shooting that hurt him, girl
PHILADELPHIA - A 13-year-old boy who police say accidentally shot himself and a 12-year-old girl inside a Philadelphia home is facing charges. Police say the teen was charged Tuesday with aggravated a...
Aug 31, 2016
Arrests made near scene of Milwaukee police shooting
MILWAUKEE - About 10 people have been arrested in Milwaukee after dozens gathered near where a black man was fatally shot by police earlier this month. Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said in a statement Tuesday...
Aug 31, 2016
Corrections officer charged in death of K-9 left in hot car
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania corrections officer has been charged after a drug-detecting police dog in his care died last month after it was left in a hot vehicle for 2 1/2 hours during a training...
Aug 31, 2016
Envoy lists snags to Canada-China free trade: labour, environment and investment
BEIJING - Formal free trade talks between Canada and China have yet to proceed because of snags over labour, the environment and concerns linked to Chinese state-owned enterprises, says Ottawa’s...
Aug 31, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Baltimore 5 Toronto 3 Cleveland 5 Minnesota 4 Detroit 8 Chicago White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 4 Boston 3 Texas 8 Seattle 7 Houston 3 Oakland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Kansas C...
Aug 30, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Baltimore 5 Toronto 3 Cleveland 5 Minnesota 4 Detroit 8 Chicago White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 4 Boston 3 Texas 8 Seattle 7 Houston 3 Oakland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Kansas C...
Aug 30, 2016