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Poles protested in cities and towns across Poland for the eighth day Sunday over new rules passed by the ruling party that would drastically limit the independence of the judiciary.ANALYSIS | Central Europe's 'revolt of the deprived' adding to disintegration talkANALYSIS | JaroslawKaczynski's conspiracy theory drives Poland's sulky EU policyProtesters see moves by the populist governing Law and Justice party as an assault on the country's democratic system of checks and balances, accusing party…

HAMILTON -- Posters advertising Hamilton Fringe Festival shows with LGBTQ and feminist themes have been defaced with Bible verses condemning homosexuality and female independence. On Saturday afternoon, festival organizers posted a photo on Twitter of posters for the show "S.C.U.M. Source

AMMAN, Jordan — Three people, including an Israeli man, were wounded by gunfire Sunday in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Jordan’s capital, the kingdom’s Public Security Directorate said. Before the shooting, Jordanians had entered the apartment building for carpentry work, the statement said. Source

Dozens gathered Saturday night at a memorial for Marrisa Shen, the Burnaby teen whose body was found in Central Park four days ago. Shen, 13, was reported missing at 11:30 p.m Tuesday and her body was found in the southeast area of Central Park at 1:10 a.m. Source

SUDBURY, Ont. -- Police say they've located a plane that crashed north of Sudbury, Ont., late Sunday afternoon. They say the pilot and his canine companion are in good health. Sudbury police say the pilot was taken to hospital as a precaution. Source

SAN ANTONIO - Eight people were found dead in a tractor-trailer loaded with at least 30 others outside a Walmart store in Texas’ stifling summer heat in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case. Source

TALKEETNA, Alaska -- Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of the Alaska town of Talkeetna, has died at the age of 20. The animal's owners announced the cat's death late Saturday in a statement. "Stubbs lived for 20 years and 3 months," the family wrote. Source

Defying pressure from abroad and at home, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that a controversial election would go ahead next weekend for a new Congress his foes fear will institutionalize dictatorship. "The imperial right wing believes it can give orders to Venezuela, the only ones who give orders here are the people," Maduro said in reference to a threat from U.S. Source

EDMONTON -- The former president of Alberta's Progressive Conservatives says some members feel adrift after a majority voted to embrace a new party, effectively consigning one of Canada's great political brands to the ash heap of history. Source

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV is reporting a strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake has led to a power outage in a remote area in the country's south. The quake that struck at around 10 p.m. Source