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FBI: Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia
WASHINGTON - The man who blew himself up inside his recreational vehicle in a Christmas Day bombing in Nashville was grappling with paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories, but there are no indicat...
Mar 15, 2021

Canadiens defenceman Ben Chiarot out six-to-eight weeks with fractured hand
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Ben Chiarot could be out for the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery on his fractured hand. The team says he had surgery to repair the injury at Montreal ...
Mar 15, 2021

Riz Ahmed, Leslie Odom Jr, others react to Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES - Reactions from some of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards: -- "I owe Sam everything for this role. I leaned into Sam Cooke's signature confidence and signature swagger to make this...
Mar 15, 2021

Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
DETROIT - The world's major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead. Yet for that to happen, they'll need to sel...
Mar 15, 2021

Oscars surprises, snubs include Glenn Close, ‘Da 5 Bloods’
It's a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise in a year where we wat...
Mar 15, 2021

2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it cau...
Mar 15, 2021

Rogers Communications to buy Shaw Communications in $26B deal
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. in a deal valued at $26 billion, including debt.Under the plan, Rogers will pay $40.50 in cash for all of Shaw's ...
Mar 15, 2021

Quebec, federal governments invest $100 million in Lion Electric battery plant
MONTREAL - The federal and Quebec governments are announcing $100 million for an electric vehicle battery plant for the Montreal-area company Lion Electric.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Pre...
Mar 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 15
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:30 a.m.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is keeping a close eye on European reaction to a batch of COV...
Mar 15, 2021

YouTube to broadcast 21 games as part of 3rd MLB season
NEW YORK - YouTube will broadcast a Major League Baseball package of games for a third season, The series of 21 telecasts start on Wednesday, April 7 at 1:10 p.m. EDT when the Boston Red Sox host the ...
Mar 15, 2021