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Vegas Sands-Macau dealmaker settle 15-year case
LAS VEGAS - A settlement Thursday ended a 15-year breach-of-contract battle between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Hong Kong businessman who helped the U.S. company open its first casino in the Chinese g...
Mar 14, 2019
Feds sign deal promising millions to Ontario First Nation facing housing crisis
The federal government has finalized a deal that will deliver millions of dollars to a remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario to help tackle a housing crisis that is affecting the health of r...
Mar 14, 2019

Red Deer getting $7 million for 24/7 homeless shelter
Red Deer is getting a $7 million 24/7 emergency homeless shelter. Minister of Community and Social Services Irfan Sabir was in town on Thursday to make the announcement alongside local MLAs Kim Schrei...
Mar 14, 2019

Jones excited about one-off lineup as Birchard and Officer return for World Cup
Team Jennifer Jones will have familiar players on its front end when the rink makes its World Cup debut at the Grand Final this May. Longtime Jones second Jill Officer will return to the lineup and Sh...
Mar 14, 2019
Shoemaker pitches five-plus solid innings as Blue Jays tie Yankees 1-1
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Right-hander Matt Shoemaker pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees played to a 1-1 draw in spring training action Thursday. Shoemaker gave up one ea...
Mar 14, 2019

Israel-Gaza fighting ebbs, Gaza rockets reportedly a misfire
JERUSALEM - Cross-border fighting between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas group appeared to be winding down Friday, amid reports of an Egyptian-brokered truce and Israeli media saying a misfire w...
Mar 14, 2019
Wisconsin leaders demand National Guard sex assault review
MADISON, Wis. - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin demanded Thursday that federal military officials review Wisconsin National Guard protocols for reporting and investigating sexua...
Mar 14, 2019
Ohio QB Rourke wins Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
Nathan Rourke is making the Jon Cornish Trophy his own. For the second straight year, the Ohio Bobcats quarterback has captured the trophy, given annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football. ...
Mar 14, 2019
QuickFacts: Boeing 737 Max 8 ban in Canada
MONTREAL - Facts and figures about the Boeing 737 Max 8 ban and how it affects Canadian passengers and airlines. – Passengers affected daily: About 12,000 (between 9,000 and 12,000 Air Canada pa...
Mar 14, 2019
Russian-US crew arrives at International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts. Thi...
Mar 14, 2019