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'Shazam!' bests newcomers with $25.1M second weekend
NEW YORK - A rush of newcomers couldn't shake "Shazam!" from the top spot, as the superhero comedy led the box office for the second straight weekend with $25.1 million in ticket sales, according to s...
Apr 15, 2019
Advance polls voting record smashed
EDMONTON- A whopping 696,000 people have voted in advance polls ahead of tomorrow's provincial election.That shatters the previous record of 235,000 in 2015.A rule change allowed early voters to cast ...
Apr 15, 2019
Alberta Party wants robocall investigated
EDMONTON- The Alberta Party is calling for the province's election commissioner to investigate after a man says he received a robocall that impersonated the party's leader and said he supports the Uni...
Apr 15, 2019
Ontario's court challenge against federal carbon tax gets underway today
TORONTO - Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top court today. The province's Progressive Conservative government has denounced the Greenhouse Gas Polluti...
Apr 15, 2019
Marquez throws 1-hitter, Rockies top SF 4-0, end 8-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO - German Marquez pitched a one-hitter, nicked only by Evan Longoria's single with one out in the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak by beating the ...
Apr 15, 2019
Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
FRANKFURT - German prosecutors have indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others on charges of fraud and unfair competition, saying he failed to prevent the manipulation of engine ...
Apr 15, 2019
In the news today, April 15
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 15 --- ONTARIO'S CARBON TAX COURT CHALLENGE GETS UNDERWAY Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top cou...
Apr 15, 2019
Moscow court orders new study in theatre director's case
MOSCOW - A court in Moscow has commissioned a new expert study in the case of an acclaimed theatre and film director accused of embezzlement, and adjourned the hearings for two months. The court on Mo...
Apr 15, 2019
Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington t...
Apr 15, 2019
Missing and murdered Indigenous women's inquiry wages court fight for RCMP files
OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is fighting in court for access to two RCMP files the national police force is refusing to hand over. The inquiry is ...
Apr 15, 2019