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TSA's social media highlight weird stuff in travellers' bags
WASHINGTON - David Johnston stands over a table full of peculiar items confiscated at Dulles International Airport: a glittery clutch with brass knuckles as a clasp. A perfume bottle shaped like a gre...
Apr 01, 2019
Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment. The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this t...
Apr 01, 2019
Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America
LOS ANGELES - A musical inspired by Queen's music is preparing for a North America tour following the popularity of the Academy Award-winning movie, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Producers announced Monday "We...
Apr 01, 2019
Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff
KIEV, Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but that's no problem for the people of Ukraine who have already seen that working for him. In a striking example of fiction morphing i...
Apr 01, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov jumps into top 20 in ATP Tour rankings
Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov has cracked the top 20 of the ATP Tour rankings for the first time. The 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., jumped to a career-best 20th from 23rd on Monday after reac...
Apr 01, 2019
Technical outage causing flight delays for airlines
NEW YORK - Major U.S. airlines are experiencing some delays Monday following a technical glitch at a third-part vendor. The issue has been resolved, but may cause some a disruption in travel plans. Th...
Apr 01, 2019
Canada marks fifth anniversary of end of Afghanistan mission
OTTAWA - When the Sept. 11 terror attacks hit the World Trade Centre towers in 2001, Anita Cenerini says her son, Thomas Welsh, knew right away he would likely be shipped off to war. He had joined the...
Apr 01, 2019
Canadian basketball icon Nash sticks up for Duke's Barrett with Twitter post
Canadian basketball icon Steve Nash is sticking up for Duke's RJ Barrett. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., drew criticism on social media Sunday night after the freshman forwa...
Apr 01, 2019
Canada's Koe extends win streak to four games at world curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Experience won the day for Canada on Sunday afternoon at the world men's curling championship. Skip Kevin Koe struggled with draw weight early in a 9-5 win over Italy's Joel R...
Apr 01, 2019
Blue Jays RHP Luciano is first big leaguer born this century
TORONTO - While Major League Baseball no longer has a single player who was active during the previous century, it now has its first player born in this one. Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano becam...
Apr 01, 2019