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Defending world champ Niklas Edin of Sweden feels right at home in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Niklas Edin was about to enjoy a swig of coffee during a mid-game break at the world men's curling championship when he noticed a photographer had stopped to capture the ...
Apr 04, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays send down Reid-Foley and Alford to make room for newcomers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have added new infielder Alen Hanson and outfielder Socrates Brito to the major-league roster. To make room for the players acquired this week in separate trades, the B...
Apr 04, 2019
Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau
TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season. North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin Brazeau inked a two-year American Hockey League ...
Apr 04, 2019
Canada's Koe beats American Shuster 6-3 at world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - American skip John Shuster buried a draw to put the pressure on Canada's Kevin Koe in the ninth end of their game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday. There was jus...
Apr 04, 2019
2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker
HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Ha...
Apr 04, 2019
As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention
Baltimore already faced daunting challenges: soaring violent crime, a thriving drug economy and poverty so intense that some derelict neighbourhoods look like they were hit by a plague. Now, Mayor Cat...
Apr 04, 2019
Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new play at the University of Michigan tells the story of the Flint water crisis through the voices of residents, activists, scientists and politicians. Jose? Casas interviewed mo...
Apr 04, 2019
Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers
OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dismissed some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging t...
Apr 04, 2019
Man suspected of shooting Nipsey Hussle charged with murder
LOS ANGELES - The man suspected of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. Los Angeles County prosecutors filed the charges against 29-year-old Er...
Apr 04, 2019
Cougar attacks seven-year-old boy in B.C., mother pries its jaw open
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The father of a seven-year-old boy who was attacked by a cougar in a small lakeside community on Vancouver Island is crediting his wife's quick actions for their son's survi...
Apr 04, 2019