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Wiltjer has 25 points as Canada routs Brazil to book World Cup berth
SAO PAULO - Canada’s men’s basketball team has clinched its first spot in the FIBA World Cup in almost a decade. Kyle Wiltjer had a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds to lead Canada to...
Dec 03, 2018
Report: Maria had $43B impact on Puerto Rico's economy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A report from Puerto Rico’s government says Hurricane Maria had a $43 billion impact on the U.S. territory’s economy, $1 billion more than originally estimated. The...
Dec 03, 2018
Fed Chairman Powell says economic challenges remain
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that despite solid economic progress, the country still faces a number of challenges including slow wage-growth for lower-income workers to slu...
Dec 03, 2018
Congress seeks 2-week extension to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders introduced a two-week funding bill Monday to avert a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border wall, as business in the Capitol came to ...
Dec 03, 2018
Nylander, Dubas, relieved to end months-long impasse and get down to hockey
TORONTO - If William Nylander ever decides to give up his hockey career he might consider a move to Las Vegas. “I haven’t played that much poker but maybe I should give it a try,” sa...
Dec 03, 2018
Gun control activists impatient with process to pass government's firearms bill
OTTAWA - Gun-control activists pressed senators Monday to move more quickly on firearms legislation, a few days before the 29th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre that left 14 women dead ...
Dec 03, 2018
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Dec 03, 2018
Knockout that left Montreal boxer in coma prompts questions in medical community
MONTREAL - One of the doctors who worked the boxing match Saturday night in Quebec City that left Adonis Stevenson hospitalized in an induced coma said he and his colleagues are at a loss to medically...
Dec 03, 2018
Access for All Playscape earns provincial recognition
Red Deer's Access for All Barrier-Free Playscape has been recognized for its contributions to people with disabilities. With December 3 being the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disab...
Dec 03, 2018
Settlement reached in infamous "Norfolk 4" case
RICHMOND, Va. - The city of Norfolk has agreed to pay $4.9 million to four former sailors who were wrongly convicted of a woman’s rape and murder based on intimidating police interrogations. A c...
Dec 03, 2018