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Mets throw a changeup: Agent Brodie Van Wagenen to be GM
NEW YORK - When the New York Mets went looking for a general manager, they found one in a peculiar place. On the other side of the bargaining table. Baseball agent Brodie Van Wagenen has agreed to swi...
Oct 29, 2018
Can a holographic screen help a new phone break out?
NEW YORK - Most leading phones offer the same basics: Big screens, decent battery life and good cameras. So when a newcomer brings something innovative to the party, why is it difficult to break throu...
Oct 29, 2018
Leafs' Matthews out at least 4 weeks with shoulder injury; doesn't need surgery
TORONTO - Auston Matthews knew things weren’t right as soon as he felt the contact. Now the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to do without one of their star centres for at least four weeks after an...
Oct 29, 2018
Hundreds gather in Montreal to remember victims of attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
MONTREAL - Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko looked at the hundreds gathered in his Montreal synagogue Monday night and told the crowd it often doesn’t make sense why the world is filled with such hatr...
Oct 29, 2018
Crown asks for assessment after alleged gunman claims 'temporary insanity'
FREDERICTON - Alleged Fredericton gunman Matthew Raymond’s claims of temporary insanity have prompted the Crown to seek a psychological assessment to determine if he is able to stand trial. In a...
Oct 29, 2018
Puppies stranded for days on B.C. cliff rescued after woman sounds alarm
MISSION, B.C. - Two St. Bernard-cross puppies rescued Sunday after being stranded for days on a cliff east of Vancouver are “bouncy” and “adorable,” said a British Columbia SPC...
Oct 29, 2018
Female suicide bomber wounds 9 in Tunisia's capital
TUNIS, Tunisia - A female suicide bomber wounded nine people, mostly police officers, on a busy avenue in Tunisia’s capital on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The 30-year-old woman set off t...
Oct 29, 2018
Under fire for inciting violence, Trump renews attacks on U.S. media
WASHINGTON - Under pressure over his no-prisoners, no-apologies style following the deadliest-ever anti-Semitic attack on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump sent his supporters Monday a familiar conser...
Oct 29, 2018
Mysterious Rectangular Iceberg Found In The Antarctic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 21-27, 2018] Building a church without a permit, the Vatican's own Pokmon Go, an against-the-odds lotto win, and an unusual ice cube. Bu...
Oct 29, 2018
Mental issues from Fort McMurray fire linger but human contact helps: study
EDMONTON - The immense wildfire that scorched Fort McMurray in 2016 may have blackened more than homes. Newly published research suggests the fire cast a lasting shadow over the lives of many resident...
Oct 29, 2018