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Airdrie RCMP conclude investigation into fatal carbon monoxide leak
AIRDRIE- RCMP say a faulty water heater is to blame for a buildup of carbon monoxide gas in an Airdrie apartment block that killed a 12-year-old boy. Police say the on-demand heater in the suite was n...
Feb 08, 2018
Give me a toy: Florida boy gets trapped in vending machine
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - When a young Florida boy wanted a stuffed toy, he crawled inside a claw-style vending machine in the play area of a restaurant to fetch one. And, he got stuck inside the glass-encas...
Feb 08, 2018

Arizona university gets $1.9M to research future of TV news
PHOENIX - Arizona State University’s journalism school on Thursday was awarded nearly $2 million in funding to research the future of television news. The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism an...
Feb 08, 2018
Eagles, Philly fans get catharsis through Super Bowl parade
Philadelphia’s first Super Bowl parade provided catharsis Thursday for hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans, deliriously joyful after decades without a title and relishing the national spotlight...
Feb 08, 2018
Canada falls 9-6 to Norway in first-ever Olympic mixed doubles curling draw
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - John Morris wasn’t making any excuses after Canada’s disappointing start to the inaugural Olympic mixed doubles curling competition. The 39-year-old from Ot...
Feb 08, 2018

RCMP say escaped murderer Steven Bugden is back in custody in N.B.
DORCHESTER, N.B. - Police say a convicted murderer who walked away from the minimum security area of a New Brunswick prison is back in custody. In a statement, RCMP say 45-year-old Steven Bugden was a...
Feb 08, 2018

Baloney Meter: Is advocating against abortion out of line with the charter?
OTTAWA - “An organization that has as its stated goal to remove rights from Canadians, to remove the right that women have fought for to determine what happens to their own bodies, is not in lin...
Feb 08, 2018
Canadian Olympic Roundup: Morris and Lawes open with mixed results in doubles curling
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics don’t officially open until Friday but a couple of Canadians were already in competition mode Thursday. Doubles curlers John Morri...
Feb 08, 2018

Massachusetts' high court: Do you know this justice?
BOSTON - A man’s portrait has hung for years outside the chambers of the chief justice on Massachusetts’ highest court. The problem? No one knows who he is. It’s a mystery that has s...
Feb 08, 2018
Twitter makes money for first time ever, but problems remain
NEW YORK - Twitter made money for the first time in its nearly 12-year history, a milestone that satisfied investors in the short term but might not resolve the company’s broader problems any ti...
Feb 08, 2018