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Singapore polls open; governing party set to extend power
SINGAPORE - Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting Friday in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party to power. About 1,...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadians Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor lead the way at PGA Tour event
DUBLIN, Ohio - A pair of Canadians are at the top of the leaderboard after the morning wave of the PGA Tour's Workday Charity Open on Thursday. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., led the way with a 6-un...
Jul 09, 2020
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA - A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's health-care system is calling on patients, families, doctors and nurses to come forward wi...
Jul 09, 2020
Northwest Community Lodge Association hosting golf tournament to raise funds for new long term care facility
Meadow Lake Golf Club, PineRidge Ford and the Northwest Community Lodge Association (NCLA) are calling all golfers to participate in a charity tournament to help raise funds for the new Northland Pion...
Jul 09, 2020
Bolivia's interim president has COVID-19 but ‘feels strong’
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Interim Bolivian President Jeanine ez says she has tested positive for the new coronavirus but feels strong and will continue working from isolation. Her infection comes amid a spike...
Jul 09, 2020
Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case
VANCOUVER - Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building...
Jul 09, 2020
Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello has announced that he is sick with COVID-19. The man considered the second-most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nico...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard asks court to dismiss class-action lawsuit
NEW YORK - A Canadian fashion mogul is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted dozens of women. Peter Nygard's motion filed Wednesday in a New York court a...
Jul 09, 2020
Australian BJJ ace Craig Jones making a mark in submission wrestling
Australian Craig Jones has spent the global pandemic training with a few trusted friends in the New York area. And every few weeks, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace twists an opponent into a pretzel and fo...
Jul 09, 2020
North Atlantic right whales nearing extinction, international nature body says
OTTAWA - North Atlantic right whales are now considered one step away from complete eradication. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is moving the whales from "endangered" to "crit...
Jul 09, 2020