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University of Michigan to livestream Auschwitz music concert
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan plans to livestream the performance of a musical arrangement not heard in concert since prisoners performed it at Auschwitz during World War II. Universit...
Nov 29, 2018
Call for withdrawal of 'fundamentally flawed' Quebec high school history texts
MONTREAL - Quebec high school history textbooks are “fundamentally flawed” and should be removed from all schools across Quebec, an expert committee formed by the province’s largest ...
Nov 29, 2018
Fed officials express caution about pace of future hikes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials earlier this month appeared on track to raise its key interest rate again in December, but they signalled that the pace of future rate hikes might need to slow g...
Nov 29, 2018
A look at the first 10 player signings by the new Canadian Premier League
TORONTO - A look at the Canadian Premier League’s first 10 signings: (Calgary) Cavalry FC Nik Ledgerwood The 33-year-old defensive midfielder from Lethbridge Alta., has won 50 caps for Canada &#...
Nov 29, 2018
Memorial Cup contenders starting to emerge from the pack
A disappointing 2016-17 season has helped turn the Prince Albert Raiders into the No. 1 club in the Canadian Hockey League. The Raiders finished third last in the 22-team Western Hockey League that ye...
Nov 29, 2018
'Roma' named best film by New York film critics
NEW YORK - In what may be the just the first of many such sweeps, Alfonso Cuaron’s masterful, memory-drenched drama “Roma” dominated the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Thursd...
Nov 29, 2018
Remains found of Manitoba woman who vanished more than three years ago
WINNIPEG - Human remains found in a remote wooded area are those of a Winnipeg woman who disappeared more than three years ago, police said Thursday. DNA tests have shown the remains, found by a hunte...
Nov 29, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Antoine Pruneau inks three-year extension
OTTAWA - An original Ottawa Redblack is staying with the team through 2021. The Redblacks signed Canadian defensive back Antoine Pruneau to a three-year extension on Thursday. In 84 career CFL games, ...
Nov 29, 2018
The Latest: "Serial" case draws spectators from far away
BALTIMORE - The Latest on appeals court hearing in high-profile case of Maryland man whose murder conviction chronicled in the “Serial” podcast (all times local): 1:40 p.m. The high-profil...
Nov 29, 2018
Writers' group won't honour prosecutor tied to Central Park 5
NEW YORK - The Mystery Writers of America withdrew a major honour Thursday from author Linda Fairstein after other writers condemned the ex-prosecutor’s role in New York’s notorious “...
Nov 29, 2018