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The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 18 SCATHING REPORT DETAILS WIDESPREAD RUSSIAN DOPING:…
No deaths, serious injuries to animals at Calgary Stampede rodeo this year
CALGARY – No animals died or were seriously injured during the Calgary Stampede this year.…
Judge rejects plea deal of ex-Los Angeles County sheriff
LOS ANGELES – Minutes after former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca acknowledged failing the…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Feeling let down by universities, survivors meet to fight campus sex assaults
VANCOUVER – Mandi Gray has lost count of the messages she’s received from women who…
Most actively-traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Quotations in the News
“This is a movement, but we have to go all the way.” — Donald Trump,…
‘Barkskins’ by Annie Proulx tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Attached to the Hip: Artists reflect on the legacy of Canada’s prolific rockers
TORONTO – Friday marks the start of what’s expected to be a bittersweet chapter in…
Mississippi prison bribery scandal: physician indicted
JACKSON, Miss. – A physician associated with a company that provides health care for Mississippi…
How millennial nostalgia fueled the success of ‘Pokemon Go’
PORTLAND, Maine – The children who once dreamed of capturing real-life Pokemon starting in the…
Jerry Seinfeld’s ex is victim of $1.5 million burglary
NEW YORK – Police say thieves broke into the New York City home of the…
Brazil’s national cocktail poised for Olympic exposure
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – It’s tempting to call cachaça a Brazilian rum and think of…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended July 17. FICTION 1. “The Black Widow” by Daniel Silva(Harper) 2.…
B.C. posts $730 million surplus, housing revenues continue to fill coffers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s thriving real estate market has helped the provincial government post a…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump resurfaces debunked claims in speech
WASHINGTON – Despite promising “the truth, and nothing else” in his convention speech, Donald Trump…
‘Disordered eating’ rates troubling among young lesbians, bisexuals, gays: study
VANCOUVER – Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth are continuing to purge, fast or take diet…
QuickList: June inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says.…
How direct sales companies have grown since the days of Tupperware parties
TORONTO – About three years ago, Diana Eves signed up to sell loose leaf tea…
UN Syria envoy says he hopes for new peace talks in August
GENEVA – The U.N. special envoy to Syria said on Friday that he hopes to…
Chicago officer shot, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire
CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer was released from the hospital after being shot in…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, July 22 SHOOTING IN MUNICH MALL: Munich police…
Black Texas woman seeks unity as white officers investigated
AUSTIN, Texas – A black Texas teacher thrown to the ground by a white officer…