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US says Fiat Chrysler used software to beat emissions tests
DETROIT - The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department alleges that n...
May 23, 2017
Are 30-somethings earning more than their parents? StatCan study says yes
OTTAWA - A new study from Statistics Canada appears to suggest that 30- and 40-something Canadians are more likely to live the American dream of earning more than their parents than their counterparts...
May 23, 2017
Colin White makes NHL post-season debut for Senators in Game 6 against Penguins
OTTAWA - Colin White made his NHL post-season debut for the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final. White, who has played two regular season games in his career, started on a line w...
May 23, 2017
New roller coaster replaces the one Sandy plunged into sea
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - Nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy plunged a roller coaster into the sea in what became one of the storm’s most enduring images, the ride has been replaced - safely...
May 23, 2017
Graduation day bittersweet for slain black scholar's friends
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A black Bowie State University student who police say was fatally stabbed by a white stranger was honoured Tuesday at the commencement ceremony where he would have walked across th...
May 23, 2017
Police find Nazi items, explosives during murder probe
Investigators found white supremacist propaganda, bomb-making materials and a framed photograph of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh at a Florida apartment where a teenager killed two roommates who...
May 23, 2017
Magdalene House holding fundraisers in hopes of reopening
Red Deer’s Magdalene House, a home of recovery for people exploited by human trafficking, is striving to reopen its doors. The house first opened up in April 2015, but was forced to close late l...
May 23, 2017
Dina Merrill, heiress and actress, dead at 93
NEW YORK - Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or “the other woman,” has died at age 93. Merrill, ...
May 23, 2017
Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight
BEIJING - A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Fra...
May 23, 2017
High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral m...
May 23, 2017