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Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers
AURORA, Ill. - The frantic calls started pouring in at 1:24 p.m. A gunman was shooting people inside a sprawling manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Within four minutes, the first police offi...
Feb 16, 2019
Too big to sell: Airbus bids pained adieu to superjumbo A380
TOULOUSE, France - To passengers, the A380 feels immediately different - spacious, smooth and oddly elegant for a jet so gargantuan. Yet to Airbus, it's become a burden so super-sized that the Europea...
Feb 15, 2019
Crosby, Penguins trip up McDavid, Oilers 3-1
PITTSBURGH - The NHL's most electric playmaker swooping in on him and his team's one-goal lead very much in doubt, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray did something that's kind of tough when Ed...
Feb 15, 2019
Niederreiter leads Carolina past Edmonton, 3-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Nino Niederreiter scored two goals, Curtis McElhinney stopped the final 40 shots he faced, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Friday night. Lucas Wallmark also...
Feb 15, 2019
Siakam, Anunoby lead Raptors past Wizards with Leonard watching from bench
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam got chants of "MVP, MVP." Jeremy Lin, just hours after landing in Toronto, got a standing ovation as he made his Raptors debut. It made for a feel-good night as&...
Feb 15, 2019
Scheidegger beats Einarson in wild-card game at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
SYDNEY, N.S. - Casey Scheidegger scored a single point in the 10th end for a 7-6 win over Kerri Einarson in the wild-card game Friday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Scheide...
Feb 15, 2019
Graham: U.S. should be stronger on Canadians detained in China
MUNICH - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday the response by the United States to China detaining two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a Chinese Huawei executive has not been stron...
Feb 15, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh votes in advance in Burnaby South byelection
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is taking nothing for granted as he continues to work hard to win a byelection in Burnaby, B.C., and gain a seat in Parliament. Singh made the comments...
Feb 15, 2019
Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores
NEW YORK - Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last y...
Feb 15, 2019
Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper
LONDON - A British newspaper says police in London are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell. The Daily Telegraph says Scotland Yar...
Feb 15, 2019