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Canada seeing spike in temporary visas as migrant worker advocates raise alarm
OTTAWA - Applications for temporary resident visas issued to visitors, students and temporary workers in Canada have more than quadrupled since 2015, stretching the Immigration Department's ability to...
May 25, 2019
Inmate acquitted of guard's slaying in Delaware prison riot
WILMINGTON, Del. - An inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage was acquitted of all charges Thursday and ...
May 25, 2019
US charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info
WASHINGTON - In a case with significant First Amendment implications, the U.S. filed new charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publi...
May 25, 2019
Red Sox close out four-game series with 8-2 rout of Blue Jays in matinee
TORONTO - Some help has finally arrived for the injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays rotation. However, it wasn't enough to stop the powerful Boston offence during a Thursday matinee at Rogers Centre...
May 25, 2019
Ottawa orders tight new restrictions on sugary, purified high-alcohol drinks
OTTAWA - New restrictions on sugary, purified alcoholic beverages took effect Thursday, following several months of federal consultations and at least two deaths over an 18-month span. The a...
May 25, 2019
'Absolutely horrific:' RCMP allege 17 children abused on Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - Two men and a foster mother have been charged following an investigation that police say found at least 17 children who were sexually and physically abused in a Manitoba Indigenous com...
May 25, 2019
Canadian women's basketball team loses three longtime players to retirement
TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...
May 25, 2019
Michael Jackson's estate and former manager settle lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A years-long lawsuit between Michael Jackson's estate and one of the superstar's former managers has been settled, ending one of the final legal fights over the King of Pop's assets. The...
May 25, 2019
FRENCH OPEN '19: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic still rule tennis
The Big 3 are still very much around. They're still leading the rankings, still collecting the biggest trophies. And they're still the dominant figures in men's tennis, responsible for the main storyl...
May 25, 2019
Canadian Human Rights Museum could include Quebec's secularism legislation
QUEBEC - The Quebec government's latest attempt to legislate on secularism could find its way into the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The Legault government's B...
May 25, 2019