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Nipsey Hussle becomes face of downtown LA on day of memorial
LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle's face was everywhere outside the Staples Center on Thursday, where a mood of festival and celebration stood in contrast to the sombre memorial inside . The late rapper's i...
Apr 11, 2019
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to reach moon
YEHUD, Israel - An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth and crashed just moments before it was to land on the moon late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first pri...
Apr 11, 2019
Stelco pushes PM for help in dealing with 'changing landscape' for steel
OTTAWA - Canadian steel producer Stelco is looking for more support from the federal government as the country's steel and aluminum producers grapple with punishing U.S. tariffs imposed on exports of ...
Apr 11, 2019
Officer, suspect hurt in shooting at South Carolina hospital
CLINTON, S.C. - Police in South Carolina say a shooting inside a hospital has left a police officer and a suspected gunman injured - the second hospital shooting to take place in the state in two days...
Apr 11, 2019
Conners off to strong start at Masters, was last to qualify
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The last guy into the Masters left no doubt he deserved his spot. Corey Conners followed up a thrill at the first tee - a greeting from Jack Nicklaus - with a 2-under 70 that put the Ca...
Apr 11, 2019
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
NEW YORK - Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighbourhood to be vaccinated for measles or face fines, reviving a public-health strategy that ...
Apr 11, 2019
NDP MP urges Goodale to get RCMP to investigate coerced sterilizations
OTTAWA - NDP MP Don Davies says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has to use all "legitimate tools" at his disposal to ensure the RCMP investigates women's allegations of forced...
Apr 11, 2019
While Montreal sleeps, every minute counts for subway maintenance workers
MONTREAL - In the early hours of the morning, when most Montrealers are asleep, below the city's surface subway maintenance workers are in a race against time. Between approximately 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.,...
Apr 11, 2019
'NDN CAR:' Manitoba man fights to keep personalized plate referencing song
WINNIPEG - Bruce Spence is used to driving around Manitoba and seeing people pointing at his personalized NDN CAR licence plate, honking their horns, giving him a thumbs up and bursting out laughing. ...
Apr 11, 2019
Red Deer Public nominates Barrie Wilson teacher for Edwin Parr Award
Randi Cummerford, a grade 3 teacher at cole Barrie Wilson School, is Red Deer Public Schools' 2018 nominee for the Zone 4 ASBA Edwin Parr Teacher Award. Cummerford is a graduate of the Red Deer Colleg...
Apr 11, 2019