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Earthquakes rally to down young Whitecaps side 4-3 at MLS is Back tournament
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Substitute Shea Salinas scored in the 98th minute as the San Jose Earthquakes rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps in a wild 4-3 win&n...
Jul 15, 2020
China's economy grows 3.2% as virus lockdowns lifted
BEIJING - China's economy rebounded from a painful contraction to grow by 3.2% over a year earlier in the latest quarter as anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. The expa...
Jul 15, 2020
Confluence of events prompted Jack Rathbone to sign with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Many elements lined up to get Jack Rathbone under contract with the Vancouver Canucks, not the least of which was the COVID-19 pandemic. No college hockey this fall because of th...
Jul 15, 2020
Trump shakes up campaign after mishaps, replacing Parscale
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff Wednesday, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien. Trump and Parscale's relationship had been ...
Jul 15, 2020
Police charge suspect in slaying of 8-year-old Atlanta girl
ATLANTA - A teen suspect has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting that killed an 8-year-old Atlanta girl near the site of an earlier police shooting, officials said W...
Jul 15, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital after being treated for a possible infection. A court spokeswoman said in an emailed state...
Jul 15, 2020
WE Charity restructuring operations after being centre of sole-sourced contract
TORONTO - WE Charity is restructuring its operations weeks after its sole-sourced contract with the government shone a spotlight on the organization at the centre of an ethics investigation of the pri...
Jul 15, 2020
Montoyo says Jays have options to fill hole in rotation from injury to Anderson
Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says he is not going to rush pitcher Chase Anderson back to action. The Blue Jays announced Sunday that Anderson was day-to-day with an oblique injury he suff...
Jul 15, 2020
La Ronge looking to hire municipal operations director with annual wage starting at $121,000
Some members of the Town of La Ronge council want to hire a director of municipal operations with an annual salary up to $135,000.That's according to a job listing posted two days ago, which stated to...
Jul 15, 2020
Alberta Mountie gets probation for in-custody assault on Indigenous man
HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - A Mountie has been given 15 months probation for assaulting an Indigenous man shortly after his arrest in northern Alberta. A judge convicted Const. Licio Soares, an ei...
Jul 15, 2020