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Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing strong growth but still struggling to overcome huge...
Apr 11, 2019
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox blanketed Fenway Park with pieces of the city's championship past to welcome the newest members of their World Series title club. It wasn't enough to ward off another setba...
Apr 11, 2019
City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigative costs
Chicago has sued "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that officials say Smollett staged. City lawyers filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in a Cook...
Apr 11, 2019
Autopsy: Migrant detainee died from AIDS complications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Honduran transgender migrant, whose 2018 death while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked protests and calls for an investigation, died of a rare di...
Apr 11, 2019
Giants' Trent Miner, Bowen Byram among group using CHL playoffs as NHL audition
TORONTO - Vancouver Giants goaltender Trent Miner was only supposed to be taking notes this season. The 18-year-old rookie, who played the majority of last season in triple-A before a January callup t...
Apr 11, 2019
Voting now open for Youth Engagement Awards
Voting is now open for the 2019 Grande Prairie Youth Engagement Awards, which is organized and hosted by the City of Grande Prairie Youth Council.The ceremony is set to take place on Monday, May 6 fro...
Apr 11, 2019 Photo: Facebook / City of Grande Prairie Youth Council
Canadians divided on banning handguns, assault-style firearms: consultation
OTTAWA - A newly released summary of federal consultations says Canadians have wildly diverging views on banning handguns and assault-style firearms. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked...
Apr 11, 2019
Military continues sex-misconduct fight with new guide for members, commanders
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces have a new manual on how to respond to sexual misconduct, aiming to close many of the gaps identified in the military's policies on abuse in its ranks. But some concerns r...
Apr 11, 2019
Ontario tightens purse strings, Tories don't plan to balance books until 2023-24
TORONTO - Ontario's books won't be balanced within the Progressive Conservatives' mandate, but the government's first budget serves up an era of gradual belt-tightening with a side of booze. The Torie...
Apr 11, 2019
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 11, 2019