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5 children heading to Disney killed in fiery Florida crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida, the Florida Highway P...
Jan 03, 2019
Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B deal
SUMMIT, N.J. - Bristol-Myers Squibb is spending $74 billion on fellow drugmaker Celgene in a deal aimed at stocking the combined company’s development pipeline with cancer, immunology and cardio...
Jan 03, 2019
Source: Canadian international striker Adriana Leon headed to England
TORONTO - Canadian international forward Adriana Leon was released by the Seattle Reign on Thursday, paving the way for a move abroad. A source said the 26-year-old from King City, Ont., is headed to ...
Jan 03, 2019
Big names, lots of draft picks expected to move as teams ramp up for Memorial Cup
TORONTO - With the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trade deadline looming, Saint John Sea Dogs general manager Trevor Georgie found himself putting in extra work over the Christmas break. &#...
Jan 03, 2019
Radio-Canada accused of racism for parody mocking PM's India trip
MONTREAL - A character playing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a drag from a joint and is suddenly transported into a fantasy world where he is dressed in traditional Indian clothing as talking co...
Jan 03, 2019
Coaches announced for CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
The Canadian Hockey League has announced the coaching staffs for the Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game set for Wednesday January 23 at the Enmax Centrium. Red Deer's own Ron MacLean and Kell...
Jan 03, 2019
Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice
SALT LAKE CITY - Orrin Hatch ended his tenure Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in t...
Jan 03, 2019
Parise scores winner, Dubnyk solid in net as Wild down Maple Leafs, Hutchinson
TORONTO - Michael Hutchinson was introduced to his head coach and teammates a few hours before making his Toronto Maple Leafs’ debut. With No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen and backup Garret Sparks...
Jan 03, 2019
Finnish hockey coach celebrates win, birth of son at world juniors
VANCOUVER - Finnish hockey coach Jussi Ahokas says he was the “happiest man on Earth” Wednesday night. But it wasn’t solely because his team had punched its ticket to the semifinals ...
Jan 03, 2019
Tech CEOs say Liberal innovation agenda does little to help firms scale up: poll
OTTAWA - The federal government’s big-ticket efforts to support high-growth tech firms are offering little for emerging companies that have already outgrown the fledgling start-up phase, accordi...
Jan 03, 2019