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Body of fishing boat captain recovered from damaged wreck off Nova Scotia
CANSO, N.S. - The body of a fishing boat captain has been recovered from a vessel that ran aground off northeastern Nova Scotia. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke says the body of 64-year-old Roger Stoddard w...
Feb 09, 2018
Mulroney highlights family, business acumen as she runs for Ontario Tories
TORONTO - Caroline Mulroney highlighted her mother’s teachings on conservatism, her grandparents’ immigrant background, and her experience as a parent and businesswoman to a national gathe...
Feb 09, 2018
Red Deer RCMP recent arrests include seizures of fentanyl and carfentanil
RED DEER- Recent arrests by RCMP have involved seizures of fentanyl and carfentanil, property crimes and fraud, and the continued focus on prolific offenders who fail to comply with court-imposed cond...
Feb 09, 2018
Uber to pay $245 million to settle Waymo's theft allegations
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is paying $245 million to Google’s self-driving car spinoff to end a legal brawl that aired out allegations of a sinister scheme that tore apart the once-friendly companies....
Feb 09, 2018
French Muslim quits song show over post-attack tweets
PARIS - A French Muslim woman has quit a TV singing competition amid criticism of comments she posted on Facebook after Islamic extremist attacks in 2016. Mennel Ibtissem drew nationwide attention for...
Feb 09, 2018
US stocks swing back to gains, Dow up 330 on turbulent day
A late-afternoon rally reversed steep losses for U.S. stocks Friday, lifting the Dow Jones industrial average more than 300 points and capping a turbulent week on Wall Street that left the market with...
Feb 09, 2018
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan won't seek re-election
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan announced Friday he would skip another uphill climb to re-election and retire from his northeastern Minnesota congressional seat, leaving a wide-open race ...
Feb 09, 2018
Danish prince leaves Olympics as father's condition worsens
COPENHAGEN - Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik left the Winter Olympics in South Korea on Friday to rush home because the condition of his father - the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe - has...
Feb 09, 2018
Families say Quebec's police watchdog leaves them out of deadly shooting probes
MONTREAL - Eight months after their 27-year-old son Noam was fatally shot by Montreal police following a car chase, Jacob and Rachel Cohen still have more questions than answers about why he died. Sin...
Feb 09, 2018
Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As residents in parts of British Columbia dig out from recent heavy snowfalls and think fondly of spring, a farmer on southern Vancouver Island is cursing that region’s mild weather a...
Feb 09, 2018