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Suspected food poisoning kills 11 at Indian temple ceremony
NEW DELHI - Police on Saturday arrested three people after at least 11 died of suspected food poisoning following a ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new Hindu temple in southern India. Poli...
Dec 14, 2018
Bowes hopes to encourage kids to try sports through "Lucy Tries Sports" series
TORONTO - Lisa Bowes imagined her storybook character “Lucy” as a compilation of many young girls. The freckled redhead who lived in Bowes’ imagination was a bit Pippi Longstocking. ...
Dec 14, 2018
Truck veers off road in Nepal, killing at least 16 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A truck veered off a mountain road in Nepal on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring many others. Villagers were returning from a funeral and travelling in an open truck w...
Dec 14, 2018
Red Sox-Yankees to open with night game in London
NEW YORK - The World Series champion Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will open Major League Baseball’s first series in Britain with a night game and conclude the next day in the afternoo...
Dec 14, 2018
B.C. forest industry wraps Asia trade mission in China after minister pulls out
VANCOUVER - Delegates from British Columbia’s forest industry have concluded what they characterize as a successful trade mission to Asia despite tensions over the arrest of Huawei chief financi...
Dec 14, 2018
Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post
OTTAWA - With a little over a week before Christmas, Canada Post says it is starting to catch up on parcel deliveries that have been delayed by rotating strikes over the past two months. The Crown cor...
Dec 14, 2018
Texas mom sentenced in deaths of toddlers inside hot car
KERRVILLE, Texas - A Texas mother whose two toddlers died after she left them inside a hot vehicle overnight was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Amanda Hawkins, 20, learned her punishment Wednesday f...
Dec 14, 2018
Immigration fraud charges stayed against Charlottetown motel operators
CHARLOTTETOWN - Immigration fraud charges were stayed Friday against two Charlottetown motel owners after it was alleged hundreds of newcomers used their hotel as an address though they didn’t i...
Dec 14, 2018
Canadian MMA fighter Valerie Letourneau goes after Bellator title in Hawaii
Canadian MMA fighter Valerie (Trouble) Letourneau went halfway around the world last time she fought for a title. While she only had to go to Hawaii this time, she will find herself on hostile ground ...
Dec 14, 2018
Calgary Stampeders promote linebackers coach Monson to defensive co-ordinator
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders promoted Brent Monson to defensive co-ordinator on Friday. He takes over from DeVone Claybrooks, who was announced as the new head coach of the B.C. Lions on Tuesday. ...
Dec 14, 2018