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Spain: Rescuers lowered down shaft to reach trapped toddler
MADRID - Spanish mine rescue experts are being lowered down a deep shaft from where they hope to dig a tunnel to reach a 2-year-old boy trapped underground for 11 days. Authorities have struggled to r...
Jan 24, 2019
Changes to death notice system moves slowly despite feds' bid to fast-track work
OTTAWA - A digital overhaul so grieving Canadians can report a loved one’s death to all levels of government at the same time is moving at an incremental pace with no end date in sight. Federal,...
Jan 24, 2019
This season's flu shot far more effective than last year's, researchers find
TORONTO - This season’s influenza vaccine appears to be highly effective, reducing the risk of infection with the dominant circulating flu strain by more than 70 per cent - far better than what ...
Jan 24, 2019
Rapper settles part of pepper spray lawsuit in Mississippi
BILOXI, Miss. - Hip-hop star Boosie BadAzz has settled part of his lawsuit over being pepper sprayed in a Mississippi Gulf Coast mall, and he’s telling fans to stay away from the community. News...
Jan 24, 2019
Lawyer: Chris Brown accuser under 'psychological pressure"
PARIS - The lawyer for a woman who filed a rape complaint in Paris against American singer Chris Brown and two other men said Thursday that his client was under “great psychological pressureR...
Jan 24, 2019
RDC announces naming of Collicutt Performance Fitness Zone
Red Deer College has announced the permanent renaming of an amenity at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in honour of two long-time college supporters. The Collicutt Performance Fitness Zone is n...
Jan 24, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema opts to forgo college and turn pro
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema has elected to forgo college to turn pro. The 17-year-old from Chilliwack, B.C., who has already won 16 caps for Canada, said last fall she had narrowed her college ch...
Jan 24, 2019
Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia on Thursday to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in Canada. The funding comes as Ottawa is in t...
Jan 24, 2019
Redford says he's ready for smaller onstage role at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah - Robert Redford has been kicking off the Sundance Film Festival with an opening day press conference for 34 years, but Thursday, he said he was ready to take a backseat role. “I...
Jan 24, 2019
Cheers across the border: In New Brunswick, the Patriots are local
FREDERICTON - Wayne Long is so big a New England Patriots superfan that he has their logo tattooed on his leg. He spent 13 years on a waiting list for season tickets - despite living on the other side...
Jan 24, 2019