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Experts predict another challenging year for dairy farmers
ESSEX, Vt. - The country’s dairy farmers are in for another challenging year with milk farm prices only expected to improve slightly, following four straight years of low prices, experts said Th...
Jan 31, 2019
A robust US job market likely defied shutdown during January
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers likely kept adding jobs at a healthy pace in January even in the face of threats ranging from weakening global growth to the Trump administration’s trade war with Chi...
Jan 31, 2019
Airbnb criticizes Hawaii attempt to subpoena host records
HONOLULU - Airbnb is pushing back against Hawaii’s attempt to find tax delinquents by subpoenaing 10 years’ worth of invoices, receipts and other records from the home-sharing platformR...
Jan 31, 2019
Trump plan would channel prescription discounts to patients
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration Thursday unveiled a plan to channel now-hidden prescription drug discounts directly to patients, saying that would eventually lower prices for consumers. The prop...
Jan 31, 2019
Mother accused of murdering daughters may have had 'dissociative episode,' trial hears
LAVAL, Que. - A psychiatrist who testified in defence of a Quebec mother on trial for the deaths of her two daughters said she appeared to have been having a “dissociative episode” the day...
Jan 31, 2019
Local athletes set to compete at 2019 Canada Winter Games
Several local athletes will enjoy an extra bit of "home field advantage" as part of Team Alberta for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. Kaitlyn Wiley of Red Deer will be competing in Archery du...
Jan 31, 2019
Passenger found guilty of second-degree murder in Winnipeg bus driver stabbing
WINNIPEG - A jury found a passenger guilty of second-degree murder Thursday for stabbing a Winnipeg transit operator who had removed him from a bus at the end of a late-night shift. Irvine Jubal Frase...
Jan 31, 2019
Montreal high school to help 'cyber-athletes' hone video game skills
MONTREAL - Teamwork, competition and the thrill of bringing home a championship are part of the high school experience for many young athletes, but for a growing number of teens that glory is being pu...
Jan 31, 2019
Coyne Schofield defends McGuire after awkward interaction
Women’s hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield said Thursday she doesn’t believe NBC Sports analyst Pierre McGuire questioned her knowledge of the sport during an awkward pre-game interaction...
Jan 31, 2019
Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event
ATLANTA - Lil Jon says he understands Maroon 5’s decision to cancel its news conference to discuss the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance with reporters. Maroon 5, with frontman Adam L...
Jan 31, 2019