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160,000 at risk in Mozambique after 2nd cyclone in 6 weeks
PEMBA, Mozambique - A second disaster unfolded on Sunday in northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as raging flood waters killed one person and began to cut off the region's main city from...
Apr 29, 2019
In the news today, April 29
Four stories in the news for Monday, April 29 --- NO RESPITE FROM FLOODING IN QUE., ONT., N.B. Thousands of people across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing several more days of f...
Apr 29, 2019
No respite from flood threat for thousands in Que., Ont., and N.B.
MONTREAL - Thousands of people across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing several more days of flooding that has already been life-changing for many. The most dire situation is in Ste-Marthe...
Apr 29, 2019
Injured Humboldt Broncos player returns home for first time since accident
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The mother of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has shed a lot of tears over the past year and that didn't change as the family finally returned to its newly renovate...
Apr 29, 2019
Study of 2018 New Brunswick flooding looks at ways of easing mental health toll
FREDERICTON - A sociologist says the 2018 flood in southern New Brunswick took a physical and mental toll, and as flooding again hits the province she plans to recommend ways to ease suffering ca...
Apr 29, 2019
Rabbi recounts synagogue shooting
POWAY, Calif. - Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other chi...
Apr 29, 2019
Police: 8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shooting
BALTIMORE - A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven other people, authorities and r...
Apr 29, 2019
'What happened to Felipe?' Film helps Lopez tell his story
NEW YORK - Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like. That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines....
Apr 29, 2019
Avalanche beat Sharks 4-3 to even series at game apiece
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tyson Barrie scored the tiebreaking goal and assisted on two others, sending the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday that tied the second-round se...
Apr 28, 2019
Pacific FC defeats Halifax 1-0 at Westhills Stadium in Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Professional soccer in Canada entered a new era this weekend with the opening games of the Canadian Premier League, a historic moment that wasn't lost on the fans, coaches and players...
Apr 28, 2019