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Dorzon TD helps Bombers to 22-10 win over Alouettes in pre-season play
MONTREAL – Bloi-Dei Dorzon scored on a 37-yard run as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers opened their CFL pre-season schedule with a 22-10 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night.
Jury rejects claims that Costner, partner duped Baldwin, friend out of lucrative BP contract
NEW ORLEANS – A federal jury late Thursday rejected claims that Kevin Costner and his business partner duped fellow actor Stephen Baldwin and a friend out of millions of dollars from a BP contract for using oil cleanup devices in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill.
Dunn hits three-run homer in White Sox’s loss
ST. LOUIS – Adam Dunn had to persuade Robin Ventura to put him in the lineup Thursday night.
LeBron James, Miami Heat survive Thunder rally for 100-96 win, tie NBA Finals at a game apiece
OKLAHOMA CITY – LeBron James scored 32 points and hit the clinching free throws with 7 seconds left, Dwyane Wade added 24 points and the Miami Heat claimed home-court advantage in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 in Game 2 on Thursday night.
Burned buildings, smell of death greet UN monitors in deserted town overrun by Syrian troops
BEIRUT – Smouldering buildings, looted shops, smashed cars and a strong stench of death greeted U.N. observers who entered the nearly deserted Syrian town of Haffa a day after President Bashar Assad’s forces overran it as part of a major offensive to recover rebel-controlled territories.
Australia says 294 of its biggest polluters will pay a $23 a metric ton carbon tax from July
CANBERRA, Australia – The government announced Friday that 294 of Australia’s biggest polluters will pay a carbon tax when it comes into force next month in a bid to curb the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Allen Stanford gets 110 years for orchestrating $7-billion Ponzi scheme
HOUSTON – Former jet-setting Texas tycoon Allen Stanford had plenty of things to say before a federal judge sentenced him to 110 years in prison for bilking investors out of more than $7 billion over two decades.
Bill would protect Israeli authors’ royalties from book chains’ discounts
JERUSALEM – In the land of the People of the Book, the discounted book may soon be a thing of the past.
Veteran Middle East TV reporter, 2 Filipino crew missing in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – A veteran Middle Eastern TV reporter who had interviewed Osama bin Laden months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has disappeared with four other people on a restive southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, officials said Friday.
China suspends officials in forced abortion case after photo uproar
BEIJING, China – China suspended three officials and apologized to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and her dead baby were circulated online.
15 countries in Afghanistan’s region join forces to tackle security, economic problems
KABUL – Afghanistan and regional heavyweights have agreed to work together to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking and pursue economic development — a formidable agenda in a neighbourhood fraught with power struggles and rivalries.
Government and opposition both look forward as marathon budget votes wrap up
OTTAWA – “Deux mille quinze! Deux mille quinze!”
Bob Seger, Jim Steinman, others joins this year’s inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Multi-platinum recording artist Bob Seeger led off this years’ Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a rousing version of his 1973 classic, “Turn the Page.”
Historic wire walk set for today as Nik Wallenda attempts Niagara Falls crossing
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Nik Wallenda is hoping to make history today as he attempts to be the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
Flying Wallendas have rich daredevil history, though not without tragedy
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A daredevil from the Wallenda family of circus performers is ready to add yet another amazing feat to the storied and sometimes tragic family history with his walk across Niagara Falls.
Quebec students make their protest permanent by getting red square tattoos
MONTREAL – A park named for a beatified nun turned into a makeshift tattoo parlour Thursday night as protesting students sought to make their mark— on themselves.
Premier McGuinty accuses opposition of ‘gutting’ budget; threatens election
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is threatening to call an election after the Conservatives and NDP combined to force changes to the government’s budget.
Canadian online pharmacy pioneer arrested in Miami; to be arraigned next week
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A report says authorities in Miami have arrested a pioneer of the Canadian Internet pharmacy industry on charges of selling counterfeit medicines.
Tories fear voting showdown may exhaust more than just their MPs
OTTAWA – After almost 24 hours of bobbing up and down in their seats for votes on the government’s budget bill, there’s no doubt Conservatives MPs are tired.
Home sales, price data for May will provide portrait of housing market health
TORONTO – The latest data on Canadian homes sales and what the average home was worth in May will be released later this morning, providing a clearer picture on the health of the country’s important real estate market during the busy spring season.
Four PTSD claims made up most of the money paid out in riot compensation
VANCOUVER – Damage done to the psyche of those unwillingly caught up in last year’s Stanley Cup riot was the most expensive part of workers compensation claims related to the mayhem.
ECB head said euro needs strengthened foundations, says proposals coming soon
FRANKFURT – European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says it’s now up to the European Union to make the political choices needed to strengthen the euro — and proposals will be coming soon.
Hong Kong stock exchange plans to buy London Metal Exchange for $2.2 billion
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s stock exchange says it’s offering to buy the London Metal Exchange for 1.39 billion pounds ($2.2 billion).
Waiting for Trudeau: Liberal leadership drama revolves around his indecision
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal leadership drama has gone from What About Bob? to Waiting for Trudeau.