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Package labeled 'Bag Full of Drugs' leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI - Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled "Bag Full of Drugs," Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Reinhar...
Feb 04, 2020

Making Oscar history, 'Honeyland' shatters borders
NEW YORK - Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia - about as far from the Oscars as possible - when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their su...
Feb 04, 2020

Brother of Manchester Arena bomber goes on trial for murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is just as guilty as the attacker, a British prosecutor said Tuesday, as the surviving...
Feb 04, 2020

Taxpayer group reveals 43,000 Quebec bureaucrats earn $100,000 or more
MONTREAL - A national group that lobbies for smaller government and lower taxes has calculated there are more than 43,000 Quebec public sector employees earning six-figur...
Feb 04, 2020

Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020

Federal court dismisses First Nations' challenges to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand.In a unanimous 3-0 decision shared Tuesd...
Feb 04, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020

Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020

Montreal Impact add Haiti international midfielder Steeven Saba to first team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Haitian international midfielder Steeven Saba on a one-year contract, with options for 2021 and 2022. Saba, 26, spent the last two seasons with Violette Athl...
Feb 04, 2020

Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was 'falling through the cracks'
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychiatrist who saw Lionel Desmond two days before he fatally shot his family and himself says the former soldier showed no signs he was thinking about hurting anyone when ...
Feb 04, 2020