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'Shazam!' bests newcomers with $25.1M second weekend
NEW YORK - A rush of newcomers couldn't shake "Shazam!" from the top spot, as the superhero comedy led the box office for the second straight weekend with $25.1 million in ticket sales, according to s...
Apr 15, 2019
Harsch's season ends following Game 6 loss to PA
The 2018-2019 season is over for Grande Prairie's Reece Harsch.The 20-year-old blue liner and his Saskatoon Blades were eliminated Sunday night following a 6-3 loss in Game 6 to the Prince Albert Raid...
Apr 15, 2019 (photo credit to Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Ontario's court challenge against federal carbon tax gets underway today
TORONTO - Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top court today. The province's Progressive Conservative government has denounced the Greenhouse Gas Polluti...
Apr 15, 2019
Marquez throws 1-hitter, Rockies top SF 4-0, end 8-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO - German Marquez pitched a one-hitter, nicked only by Evan Longoria's single with one out in the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak by beating the ...
Apr 15, 2019
Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
FRANKFURT - German prosecutors have indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others on charges of fraud and unfair competition, saying he failed to prevent the manipulation of engine ...
Apr 15, 2019
In the news today, April 15
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 15 --- ONTARIO'S CARBON TAX COURT CHALLENGE GETS UNDERWAY Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top cou...
Apr 15, 2019
Moscow court orders new study in theatre director's case
MOSCOW - A court in Moscow has commissioned a new expert study in the case of an acclaimed theatre and film director accused of embezzlement, and adjourned the hearings for two months. The court on Mo...
Apr 15, 2019
Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington t...
Apr 15, 2019
Missing and murdered Indigenous women's inquiry wages court fight for RCMP files
OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is fighting in court for access to two RCMP files the national police force is refusing to hand over. The inquiry is ...
Apr 15, 2019
Alberta election promised titanic clash, delivered name calling, bozo eruptions
EDMONTON - Alberta's election campaign promised a titanic clash of ideas and ideologies between two nationally known leaders, but delivered a burlesque of biting attacks and bozo eruptions - and a sur...
Apr 15, 2019