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Felix Auger-Aliassime gets Madrid wild card, hopes for same in Monte Carlo
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows he'll get into one main draw of an upcoming ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, but he's playing the waiting game on the next big men's tennis tournament. The Madrid Open...
Apr 01, 2019

Baltimore health providers bought mayor's books
BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...
Apr 01, 2019

Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...
Apr 01, 2019

Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close
MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...
Apr 01, 2019

Ferrari dominates as Leclerc takes first pole at Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc confirmed he is to be reckoned with by taking his first career pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc topped all three sections o...
Apr 01, 2019

Police: 'Several' bodies found at suburban Bismarck business
MANDAN, N.D. - Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said. The Mandan Police Department issued a three-sentence news release conf...
Apr 01, 2019

Poilievre promises to filibuster budget to force more SNC-Lavalin testimony
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says he'll filibuster the government's budget until the Liberals agree to further investigation of the SNC-Lavalin affair. As the Official Opposit...
Apr 01, 2019

R. Kelly lawyer: Michael Avenatti charges raise questions
CHICAGO - A lawyer for R&B singer R. Kelly says charges in New York accusing attorney Michael Avenatti of trying to shake down Nike raise questions about his role in helping Chicago prosecutors br...
Apr 01, 2019

China says 30 killed fighting mountain forest fire
BEIJING - A fire high in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province has killed 30 firefighters and others, the government said Monday. The deaths occurred after a change of wind Sunday as the f...
Apr 01, 2019

Doug Ford slams federal carbon tax that takes effect in four provinces today
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there's no reason to believe Canadians will recoup the cost of the federal carbon tax that takes effect today. Ford, whose government is fighting the tax in co...
Apr 01, 2019