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Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor

TORONTO — A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."The video has not been released publicly, and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. Reports by gossip website Gawker and the Toronto Star said it was taken by a man who claimed he had sold crack to Ford. The Associated Press hasn't seen the video.

3 Vancouver residents plead guilty to iQ Credit Union robbery

Two Vancouver men and a woman have pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to a variety of crimes related to the April 11 robbery of the Salmon Creek iQ Credit Union.

Sailor killed in SEALs training accident at Fort Knox

Seven people injured when Humvee overturns

A U.S. sailor was killed and seven people were injured in a training exercise for SEAL forces in Fort Knox, Ky., officials said Friday.

Cowlitz Jail inmate dies at Vancouver hospital

LONGVIEW (AP) — An inmate who collapsed at the Cowlitz County Jail died Thursday at a Vancouver hospital.

Vancouver man pleads guilty to selling air bag knockoffs

Vitaliy Yaremkiv, 25, of Vancouver pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to conspiracy to traffick counterfeit goods. He sold counterfeit airbags online to mostly independent garages.

Suspects in Quarter Deck tavern hate crime appear in court

Robert A. Luyster, 31, his brother, Brent. W. Luyster, 32, and Donald H. McElfish, 62, appeared today in Clark County Superior Court on accusations of a hate crime against black patrons and their friends March 18 at Vancouver's QuarterDeck Bar.

Tony Schumacher leads Top Fuel qualifying

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka.

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Texas residents missing after tornadoes found safe

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — People who were missing in the wake of the destructive tornadoes in North Texas have been found safe, officials said Friday, but they didn't indicate when residents of one hard-hit neighborhood will be allowed to return to survey damage to their homes.

Mega Millions winner tries to lead quiet life

Woman moves self, daughters from Idaho to California

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Holly Lahti won one of the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history then seemed to disappear from the face of the Earth. She actually moved to the California coast.Lahti, 31, of Rathdrum, Idaho, gave her first interview this week since splitting a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot in January 2011.

Two Vancouver men accused of rape

Bail set at $250,000, half of what prosecutor asked

Sergio J. Leon, 21, and Aaron B. Davey, 24, both of Vancouver, are accused of unlawfully imprisoning and raping a woman on Thursday.

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Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

Vancouver Fire Marshal: Fatal fire likely caused by cigarettes

A fire at a Harney Heights apartment that led to the death of a 66-year-old woman was determined to be most likely caused by improperly discarded cigarettes, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli.

Klinsmann envisions Donovan return _ just not now

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jurgen Klinsmann envisions Landon Donovan returning to the U.S. national team. He's just not sure when.

Sharks GM disagrees with suspension of Torres

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson says the organization disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.

Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD (AP) — An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

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