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Foxconn reconsiders plan for Wisconsin manufacturing hub
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it is shifting the focus of its planned Wisconsin campus away from blue-collar manufacturing to a research hub, while insisting it remains commi...
Jan 30, 2019
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum buys rare 'Ritz Tower' painting
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has announced it has purchased a rare painting of the American artist's take on a New York skyscraper. The Santa Fe, New Mexico, museum said this week it b...
Jan 30, 2019
System failed five children discovered in horrific neglect case: N.B. report
FREDERICTON - A report on a horrific child-neglect case has laid bare the filth, squalor and mistreatment suffered by five young children - and how New Brunswick authorities repeatedly failed to meet ...
Jan 30, 2019
Moosehead Breweries donates to make Saskatchewan's Mac the Moose tallest again
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tallest in the world once again. Trevor Grant, wi...
Jan 30, 2019
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to face Haqparast at UFC show in Nashville
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face German Nasrat Haqparast on March 23 at a televised UFC card in Nashville. Makdessi (16-6-0) was slated to fight Diego Ferrei...
Jan 30, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign Canadian-born safety Mike Daly to deal
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed Canadian safety Mike Daly on Wednesday. The native of Kitchener, Ont., was scheduled to become a free agent next month. Daly, 28, appeared in all of Hamilton's 1...
Jan 30, 2019
Winnipeg bus driver fatally stabbed repeatedly asked passenger to leave: Crown
WINNIPEG - Prosecutors say video showing the final moments before a Winnipeg transit bus driver was killed on the job show he asked a passenger to leave more than two dozen times. Irvine Jubal Fr...
Jan 30, 2019
School boards push back as government seeks data on religious symbols
MONTREAL - A Quebec government initiative to determine how many teachers wear religious symbols also extended to include police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary, the minister res...
Jan 30, 2019
All-stars Crosby, Pavelski, Dubnyk earn NHL three stars honours
NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, San Jose Sharks centre Joe Pavelski and Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk are the NHL's three stars of the week. Crosby earned MVP honours at ...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian MPs condemn Netflix for using Lac-Megantic images in Bird Box
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament have passed a unanimous motion condemning Netflix for using images of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster in fictional dramas and demanding finan...
Jan 30, 2019