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Ontario professor studies the science behind spark in microwaved grapes
Aaron Slepkov and his buddies first tossed grapes into a microwave back in the mid-1990s. Within seconds, the fruits spark like lightning. He was hooked and broke out the trick at parties. Now, the Tr...
Mar 10, 2019
The Latest: UK confirms 7 British victims in plane crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 7:05 p.m. British officials have confirmed that seven British nationals have died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airline...
Mar 10, 2019
Victim's sons tell court that killing of ailing mother was no act of compassion
MONTREAL - Following emotional testimony from the victim's family members, the Crown and the defence offered vastly different sentencing recommendations Friday for a Montreal man convicted of suf...
Mar 10, 2019
India says election to be held in 7 phases in April, May
NEW DELHI - India's Election Commission announced Sunday that the upcoming national election will be held in seven phases in April and May, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party se...
Mar 10, 2019
Eighteen Canadians among 157 people killed in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his thoughts are with the victims of a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash today, including the 18 Canadians on board. They are among the victims of a crash that ki...
Mar 10, 2019
A list of the 35 nationalities killed in Ethiopia crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Citizens from 35 countries were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi on Sunday morning. Here is the latest...
Mar 10, 2019
The Latest: German leader gives condolences for plane crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 6:30 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German officials are sending Ethiopia their condolences fol...
Mar 10, 2019
A list of the 35 nationalities killed in Ethiopia crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Citizens from 35 countries were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi on Sunday morning. Here is the latest...
Mar 10, 2019
Eighteen Canadians among 157 people killed in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his thoughts are with the victims of a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash today, including the 18 Canadians on board. They are among the victims of a crash that ki...
Mar 10, 2019
'Simpsons' producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES - The producers of "The Simpsons" are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after HBO aired a documentary in which two men claim they were sexually abused b...
Mar 10, 2019