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Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dies at 80
SAN FRANCISCO - Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed “Stretch” for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants announ...
Oct 31, 2018
B.C. government issues first recreational pot shop licence in Kimberley
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - A pot shop in Kimberley, B.C., has received the first private licence to sell recreational marijuana from the British Columbia government, two weeks after the drug became legal acros...
Oct 31, 2018
Enbridge says repairs done on ruptured gas pipeline near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Enbridge Inc. says it has successfully completed repairs on the section of a natural gas pipeline that ruptured and burned near Prince George, B.C., three weeks ago. The company ...
Oct 31, 2018
Blue Jays pick up club option on Smoak, decline club option on Solarte
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised their US$8-million club option on first baseman Justin Smoak and have declined the $5.5-million club option on infielder Yangervis Solarte. The Blue Jays...
Oct 31, 2018
GM offers buyouts to 18K salaried workers in North America
DETROIT - General Motors will attempt to cut costs by offering buyouts to about 18,000 white-collar workers in North America. The company made the offer Wednesday to salaried workers with 12 or more y...
Oct 31, 2018
Ex Venezuela official pleads guilty in money laundering case
MIAMI - The former finance chief of Venezuela’s state oil company has pleaded guilty to a role in helping to launder $1.2 billion stolen from the company in a high-profile case implicating Presi...
Oct 31, 2018
Families take step toward suing EPA for toxic paint stripper
WASHINGTON - The mothers of two men killed by a toxic paint stripper took a step toward suing the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for failing to take quick action to remove the product fr...
Oct 31, 2018
Prince Charles in Gambia for first leg of Africa trip
BANJUL, Gambia - Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in Gambia for a three-day visit. President Adama Barrow and first lady Fatoumata Barrow greeted...
Oct 31, 2018
Federal government announces new measures for killer whale protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government wants to create new ocean sanctuaries in British Columbia as part of an additional $61.5 million it is spending to protect endangered killer whales. Fisheries and Oc...
Oct 31, 2018
Two men killed in Toronto-area crash that sparked tanker fire: officials
TORONTO - Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that sparked a massive tanker fire on a major toll highway in the Toronto area on Wednesday, emergency officials said. The crash happened just be...
Oct 31, 2018