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Hunt continues for convicted killer who escaped from prison north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - Police continue to search for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody at a minimum security federal facility north of Montreal last week. Quebec provincial police, who are inv...
Feb 18, 2019
An insider's view of the Quadriga meltdown: 'It's kinda devastating'
HALIFAX - Software engineer Tong Zou lost his life savings - more than $500,000 - in the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency meltdown. The mild-mannered 30-year-old Vancouver resident wasn't making any cla...
Feb 18, 2019
Flames snap 4-game skid, beating Penguins 5-4
PITTSBURGH - A big second period ended up being just enough for the Calgary Flames. Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long f...
Feb 18, 2019
AP Interview: Branson hopes concert saves Venezuelan lives
CARACAS, Venezuela - Billionaire Richard Branson says that he hopes that the concert he's throwing to rally humanitarian aid for Venezuela will help draw global attention and saves lives by raising fu...
Feb 18, 2019
Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over allegations it used bribery to get government business in...
Feb 18, 2019
Text of statement from Gerald Butts, who resigned as PM's principal secretary
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his friend since university days, issued this statement Monday afternoon: I have resigned as Principal Secretary to The ...
Feb 18, 2019
Body found after apparent house explosion in Calgary, police investigating
Calgary police say a body has been recovered from the site of an apparent house explosion in the city's southeast. Sgt. Dwayne Lepchuk declined to say whose remains were found. Fire department sp...
Feb 18, 2019
Reds' Joey Votto tries to rebound from subpar season
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Joey Votto has spent the off-season trying to make sure he doesn't have another subpar season. The Cincinnati Reds star led the NL in on-base percentage last year but hit 12 homers, ...
Feb 18, 2019
Checks, tie-dye, baby dolls: It's all at London Fashion Week
LONDON - From young talents like Alexa Chung and Simone Rocha to London design veteran Jasper Conran, London Fashion Week showed off a diverse range of womenswear ideas for the upcoming autumn and win...
Feb 18, 2019
Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins top prize at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN - Israeli director Nadav Lapid's "Synonyms," a movie about a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and is determined to put his homeland behind him, won the Berlin International Film ...
Feb 18, 2019