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File shows plea set for Florida man in pipe bomb mail case
NEW YORK - A Florida man charged with sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty next week. A notice entered in the case file of Cesar Sayoc in Manha...
Mar 15, 2019
N.W.T., federal government reach deal on caribou conservation plans
YELLOWKNIFE - Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached a deal on protecting threatened caribou. But one environmental group calls so-called Section 11 agreements - draft versions of which hav...
Mar 15, 2019
Golden Globe Awards set for Jan. 5 next year
LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it has chosen a date for next year's Golden Globe Awards. The association said Friday the 77th annual awards will be held Jan. 5. The ceremon...
Mar 15, 2019
Trump: US grounding some Boeing 737s after Ethiopia crash
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 1...
Mar 15, 2019
Prosecutors drop most remaining cases in fatal prison riot
DOVER, Del. - Delaware prosecutors dismissed all but three remaining cases Friday against inmate defendants charged in a deadly riot at the state's maximum-security prison. The decision came after ear...
Mar 15, 2019
Kevin Vickers to announce Friday if he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership
FREDERICTON - Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers is expected to announce Friday whether he intends to seek the Liberal leadership in New Brunswick. The retired ambassador to Irelan...
Mar 15, 2019
TSB reduces tally of oil spilled by CN freight train in rural Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Investigators have reduced their tally of how much oil spilled when a Canadian National freight train derailed last month on a western Manitoba ranch. Earlier this month, the Transport...
Mar 15, 2019
Jozy Altidore set to return for Toronto FC home opener against New England
TORONTO - Alejandro Pozuelo has yet to arrive but Toronto FC should get Jozy Altidore back on the field for Sunday's home opener against the New England Revolution. Altidore, who underwent a...
Mar 15, 2019
Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina. Campaign spokesman Arianna Jone...
Mar 15, 2019
Stars ready for Bombers in Game 1 as playoffs begin
The Battlefords North Stars kick off game one of their quarter-final matchup against the Flin Flon Bombers at home tonight at the NB Civic Centre. The North Stars finished the regular season with a 35...
Mar 15, 2019 Stars' forward, MacGregor Sinclair, and Bombers' forward Brandson Hein, pictured here, will play pivotal roles for their team in a star-studded showdown between the North Stars and Bombers in Round 1. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)