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After Beatles and Michael Jackson, Cirque turns to soccer star Lionel Messi
MONTREAL - The Cirque du Soleil announced Wednesday that it will launch a new show next year inspired by “the incredible talent and accomplishments” of soccer star Lionel Messi. “It ...
Oct 10, 2018
Privacy czar asks Federal Court to settle 'right to be forgotten' issue
OTTAWA - A man who says a Google search reveals outdated and highly personal information about him will be the test case that helps a judge decide whether the search engine must remove the links from ...
Oct 10, 2018
Most residents allowed home after pipeline explosion near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Most residents of a northern B.C. community are being allowed back into their homes after a gas pipeline ruptured, sparking a massive blaze. RCMP say the explosion happened at ab...
Oct 10, 2018
Humboldt officials share lessons from 'overwhelming' hours, days after crash
WINNIPEG - The manager of a Saskatchewan city that lost 16 people in a hockey team bus crash says community officials everywhere need to be trained in how to deal with trauma and mental-health needs f...
Oct 10, 2018
US Treasury issues new rules on foreign investments
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department issued new rules Wednesday on foreign investments into American companies that will give the government more power to block foreign transactions on national securi...
Oct 10, 2018
Ronald Reagan is waving to crowds again - as a hologram
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A smiling Ronald Reagan waves to a crowd from aboard a rail car during a 1984 campaign stop in a new hologram revealed Wednesday at the late president’s namesake library in...
Oct 10, 2018
Peru opposition leader Fujimori detained in corruption probe
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori was detained on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation, the latest political leader in the Andean nation to face scrut...
Oct 10, 2018
Attorney: Zimmerman will plead no contest in stalking case
SANFORD, Fla. - Former neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman will plead no contest to resolve a misdemeanour charge accusing him of stalking a private investigator working for a documentary f...
Oct 10, 2018
Oil discounts grow as CEOs complain of Canada's competitiveness gap
CALGARY - Discounts on Canadian crude oil widened to multi-year highs on Wednesday as oil and gas executives took turns at a conference pointing out Canada’s competitiveness gap in attracting en...
Oct 10, 2018
Liberals eyed rules for cannabis use by workers, drug testing, documents show
OTTAWA - Federal officials have quietly probed possible new workplace rules for employees who show up to work high after cannabis is legalized next week, newly released documents show. The documents o...
Oct 10, 2018