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Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney sees silver lining in a weekend off for Pozuelo
TORONTO - It may be looking for a silver lining, but Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Alejandro Pozuelo missing Sunday's visit by the San Jose Earthquakes may not be such a bad thing. The Spanish pla...
May 24, 2019
Small blast in French city of Lyon wounds 7; cause unclear
LYON, France - A small explosion Friday on a commercial street in the French city of Lyon injured seven people, local officials said. The cause of the blast that occurred in or outside a branch of the...
May 24, 2019
Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories
MONTREAL - Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada is defending one of its candidates who has promoted conspiracy theorists online and suggested the fight against climate change is akin to the Islam...
May 24, 2019
Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have ripped open Canada's multibillion-dollar plan to build new ships for the navy and coast guard, prompting cheers and frustration from shipyards in different parts of ...
May 24, 2019
Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Vermont jury on Wednesday found a wrong-way driver who claimed he was on a secret mission guilty of murder in the deaths of five teenagers killed on an interstate highway. The jury...
May 24, 2019
Blackface photo investigation in Virginia hits a dead end
NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A monthslong investigation ordered up by Eastern V...
May 24, 2019
Fire near High Level grows, but spreading away from northwestern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Provincial fire officials say a blaze burning near High Level continues to spread, but has not advanced toward the northwestern Alberta town. The Chuckegg Creek fire now ...
May 24, 2019
Market Watch: May 24, 2019
Big Picture N.A. Markets Recovering After Rough Monday, as Trade Tensions Spike Global stock markets tumbled and the Chinese yuan hit its lowest level since December as the trade war between the U.S. ...
May 24, 2019
Ready, aim, oops! Historic tank turns lemon-lime yellow
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Korean War era tank owned by the West Virginia National Guard has turned bright lemon-lime yellow. The reason was a mystery until the sponsor of a science fiction club at Bluefiel...
May 24, 2019
Buccaneers open 2019 season this weekend
The Central Buccaneers are primed and ready to open their 2019 Alberta Football League season this weekend. The Bucs head to Calgary on Saturday to take on the Wolfpack. Kick-off at Hellard Field at S...
May 24, 2019