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Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau
TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season. North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin Brazeau inked a two-year American Hockey League ...
Apr 4, 2019
Canada's Koe beats American Shuster 6-3 at world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - American skip John Shuster buried a draw to put the pressure on Canada's Kevin Koe in the ninth end of their game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday. There was jus...
Apr 4, 2019
2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker
HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Ha...
Apr 4, 2019
As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention
Baltimore already faced daunting challenges: soaring violent crime, a thriving drug economy and poverty so intense that some derelict neighbourhoods look like they were hit by a plague. Now, Mayor Cat...
Apr 4, 2019
Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new play at the University of Michigan tells the story of the Flint water crisis through the voices of residents, activists, scientists and politicians. Jose? Casas interviewed mo...
Apr 4, 2019
Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers
OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dismissed some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging t...
Apr 4, 2019
Man suspected of shooting Nipsey Hussle charged with murder
LOS ANGELES - The man suspected of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. Los Angeles County prosecutors filed the charges against 29-year-old Er...
Apr 4, 2019
Cougar attacks seven-year-old boy in B.C., mother pries its jaw open
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The father of a seven-year-old boy who was attacked by a cougar in a small lakeside community on Vancouver Island is crediting his wife's quick actions for their son's survi...
Apr 4, 2019
Quebec minister says police could intervene if people disobey religious symbols law
MONTREAL - The Quebec government scrambled Tuesday to explain how its proposed secularism law would be enforced as a growing number of organizations said they are prepared to disob...
Apr 4, 2019
B.C. introduces law to prevent money laundering, tax evasion in real estate
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at preventing tax evasion and money laundering by shining a spotlight on anonymous real estate ...
Apr 4, 2019