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Nova Scotia NDP leader promises to reopen talks with province's teachers
HALIFAX - In the first full weekend of campaigning, Nova Scotia’s New Democrats took aim at the Liberal government’s rocky track record with teachers. NDP leader Gary Burrill pledged to re...
May 06, 2017
US bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead
Steven Holcomb, the longtime U.S. bobsledding star who drove to three Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, on Saturda...
May 06, 2017
Jozy Altidore's PK gives Toronto 1-0 win over Seattle
SEATTLE - This was less about any measure of revenge and more a chance for Toronto FC to prove it can earn a result facing challenging circumstances. Despite playing on a short week and without star S...
May 06, 2017
Nigeria leader meets Chibok girls, leaves for medical trip
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed joy Sunday night at meeting with the 82 Chibok schoolgirls newly freed from Boko Haram extremists - then jolted the country by announcing...
May 06, 2017
Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts go dark
Kanye West has apparently deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Both accounts went dark sometime Friday, for unknown reasons. A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to an em...
May 06, 2017
Conrad Hilton arrested for alleged car theft in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton’s younger brother, Conrad Hilton, has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing a car and violating an ex-girlfriend’s restraining order. Police say th...
May 06, 2017
Raptors facing elimination; no NBA team has ever come back from 0-3
TORONTO - Win or lose Sunday, DeMar DeRozan believes this season hasn’t been a failure for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors face elimination in Sunday’s Game 4 of their Eastern Conference ...
May 06, 2017
Man, 76, missing following mudslide in B.C. Interior, Mounties say
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A elderly man is missing following an overnight mudslide in the southern Interior of British Columbia. RCMP say local fire officials responded to the slide in the community of Tapp...
May 06, 2017
Miley Cyrus takes to Instagram to clarify hip-hop remarks
Miley Cyrus says she respects and appreciates all genres of music, but is gravitating now to “more uplifting, conscious rap,” with an eye to giving the younger generation a more positive m...
May 06, 2017
Chris Neil rejoins Sens' lineup for Game 5 as replacement for Ryan Dzingel
OTTAWA - A familiar face rejoined the Ottawa Senators’ lineup for Game 5 against the New York Rangers as Chris Neil made his 2017 post-season debut. The 37-year-old forward took the place of Rya...
May 06, 2017