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Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions scam
BOSTON - From a Napa Valley vintner to a Hot Pockets heiress, a procession of wealthy parents made their first appearances in federal court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their children int...
Mar 31, 2019
US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers
WASHINGTON - Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the sw...
Mar 31, 2019
Ukraine presidential vote begins under bribe claim cloud
KIEV, Ukraine - Voters in Ukraine are casting ballots in a presidential election Sunday after a campaign that produced a comedian with no political experience as the front-runner and allegations of vo...
Mar 31, 2019
Israel reopens Gaza crossings after week of hostilities
JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities have reopened the two crossings with the Gaza Strip after days of hostilities in a sign that cease-fire talks may be advancing. Israeli and Hamas officials confirmed Su...
Mar 31, 2019
N. Korea calls for investigation into Madrid embassy attack
TOKYO - North Korea said Sunday it wants an investigation into a raid on its embassy in Spain last month, calling it a "grave terrorist attack" and an act of extortion that violates international law....
Mar 31, 2019
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, ...
Mar 31, 2019
Transplants help keep Quebec City's small anglophone community vibrant
QUEBEC - Within the ramparts of Quebec City, a library and cultural centre for the city's English-speaking minority housed in a former jail is run by a soft-spoken spectacled ...
Mar 31, 2019
Police file new charges against youth accused of terror-related offenses
OTTAWA - A youth is facing new charges in connection with a terrorism investigation in Kingston, Ont. The charges were read in provincial court Friday as the youth appeared at a bail hearing. The susp...
Mar 31, 2019
Stars break goose egg in OT for 2-0 series lead
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Yorkton Terriers 1-0 in overtime of Game 2 of their best-of-seven semifinal matchup Saturday night at the NB Civic Centre. Stars' goalie, Joel Grzybowski made ...
Mar 30, 2019 Stars' forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson (#22) and goalie, Joel Grzybowski (#30) alike, get swarmed with fist bumps in congratulations following the team's 1-0 overtime win over the Terriers at the Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Granlund scores shootout winner as Canucks down Stars 3-2
VANCOUVER - Markus Granlund scored in the eighth round of the shootout on Saturday, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars. Tim Schaller and Sven Baertschi...
Mar 30, 2019