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Brazil's Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changes
BRASILIA, Brazil - Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president Tuesday, taking the reins of Latin America’s largest and most populous nation with promises to overhaul myriad aspects ...
Jan 01, 2019
Mexican mayor gunned down after being sworn in
MEXICO CITY - The governor of Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca is condemning the slaying of a local mayor shortly after he took office. Gov. Alejandro Murat confirmed the killing of Tlaxiaco Ma...
Jan 01, 2019
Spacecraft opens new year with flyby on solar system's edge
LAUREL, Md. - NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth that looks to be shaped...
Jan 01, 2019
Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble
MOSCOW - Labouring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. ...
Jan 01, 2019
Canada welcomes a new slate of New Year's Day babies
Families across Canada are welcoming some of the country’s first babies of 2019. In Montreal, the McGill University Health Centre says baby Mariella was born at 12:02 a.m. A hospital network in ...
Jan 01, 2019
Regina's Mosaic Stadium to host Heritage Classic between Flames, Jets next season
Regina’s Mosaic Stadium has been tapped to host the NHL’s fifth Heritage Classic between the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets next season, the league announced Tuesday. The NHL revealed th...
Jan 01, 2019
Raptors' Lowry gets injections for lower-back soreness; no timetable for return
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has received pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections for lower-back soreness, the team announced Tuesday. The four-time all-star has been dealing with ba...
Jan 01, 2019
Consider making some criminal pardons automatic, MPs recommend
OTTAWA - A panel of MPs wants the federal government to look at making criminal pardons automatic for some offenders who have served their sentences. The House of Commons public safety committee also ...
Jan 01, 2019
Newspaper: Atlanta Falcons owner, 3rd wife getting divorce
ATLANTA - A newspaper reports that Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and his third wife are getting divorced. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quotes an unidentified representative for Blank as sayin...
Jan 01, 2019
Karlovic ousts Canada's Auger-Aliassime in first round of Tata Open
PUNE, India - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Tata Open Maharashtra on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime, ranked 109th in...
Jan 01, 2019