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Ontario girl missing for nine months reunited with her mother
HAMILTON - Police in Ontario say a 16-year-old girl who was taken to Mexico and hadn’t been seen since last July has been reunited with her family. Hamilton police say the girl, who has severe e...
May 2, 2018
Drake left steaming after words with Cavaliers centre in playoff loss
TORONTO - The Raptors’ most famous fan was left steaming Tuesday night after a run-in with a burly Cavalier during Toronto’s 113-112 overtime playoff loss to Cleveland. Drake, the Raptors&...
May 2, 2018
Girl, 13, aces first year at university: 'I was expecting a bit more stress'
CHARLOTTETOWN - Elementary school was excruciating for Vivian Xie. At 7 years old, Xie knew how to add, subtract and multiply negative numbers and decimals, while her classmates were just learning bas...
May 2, 2018
Zuckerberg pledges to 'keep building' in no-apology address
SAN JOSE, Calif. - With a smile that suggested the hard part of an “intense year” may be behind him, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed developers Tuesday and pledged the company will ...
May 2, 2018
Wood frogs' No. 1 option: Hold in pee all winter to survive
WASHINGTON - If you’ve ever been unable to find a bathroom in a moment of need, you know the gotta-go feeling. That’s nothing compared to the wood frog, which doesn’t urinate all win...
May 2, 2018
Trump hires lawyer who represented Clinton in impeachment
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday hired a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process as the White House shifted to a more aggressive approach to a spec...
May 2, 2018
Cavaliers star LeBron James a thorn in the Raptors side even on an off night
TORONTO - LeBron James, by his own admission, had an off night. “Probably one of my worst games of the season.” The Cavaliers star shot 12-of-30, missed seven of eight three-point attempts...
May 2, 2018
Militants attack Libyan election commission, 14 Killed
BENGHAZI, Libya - Islamic State suicide bombers attacked Libya’s election commission in the capital on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people in the worst such attack in years that aimed to disru...
May 2, 2018
New Brunswick floods: 'This could get very uncomfortable,' officials warn
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - People fled their homes Wednesday as rising floodwater threatened to surpass record-setting levels along the Saint John River, with one fire chief warning residents: “This cou...
May 2, 2018
Critics seek more details from Sidewalk Labs about proposed Toronto neighbourhood
TORONTO - Andrew Clement hopes privacy-conscious Torontonians won’t have to fear visiting the proposed Quayside neighbourhood. It was about six months ago that the tri-government organization Wa...
May 2, 2018