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Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Vermont jury on Wednesday found a wrong-way driver who claimed he was on a secret mission guilty of murder in the deaths of five teenagers killed on an interstate highway. The jury...
May 24, 2019
Blackface photo investigation in Virginia hits a dead end
NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A monthslong investigation ordered up by Eastern V...
May 24, 2019
Fire near High Level grows, but spreading away from northwestern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Provincial fire officials say a blaze burning near High Level continues to spread, but has not advanced toward the northwestern Alberta town. The Chuckegg Creek fire now ...
May 24, 2019
Ready, aim, oops! Historic tank turns lemon-lime yellow
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Korean War era tank owned by the West Virginia National Guard has turned bright lemon-lime yellow. The reason was a mystery until the sponsor of a science fiction club at Bluefiel...
May 24, 2019
Top soldier admits handling of Kandahar memorial 'hit a nerve;' vows access
TORONTO - Canada's top soldier has acknowledged the anger many Canadians felt about the way the Kandahar memorial was unveiled in Ottawa last week&nbs...
May 24, 2019
Toronto FC entertains San Jose Earthquakes and MLS goal king Chris Wondolowski
Toronto FC is looking for goals. San Jose has Major League Soccer's goal king. Shut out in three of its last four matches, Toronto (5-5-2) hasn't scored in 219 minutes. And the man who scored the last...
May 24, 2019
RCMP say Victoria Day long weekend was a busy one for enforcement
RCMP say over the Victoria Day long weekend there were three fatalities and 27 injuries caused by motor vehicle collisions, excluding off-road vehicles, in Alberta.Between May 17 and 20, RCMP Traffic ...
May 24, 2019
Some new air passenger rights land mid-July, others delayed until Christmas
TORONTO - New federal regulations will land in mid-July requiring airlines to help and compensate passengers stuck on tarmacs for hours, but air travellers must wait until Christmas to be compensated&...
May 24, 2019
Trump says US to send 1,500 more troops to Middle East
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will bolster its military presence in the Middle East with an additional 1,500 troops, President Donald Trump said Friday amid heightened tensions with Iran. Trump said the troop...
May 24, 2019
Canadian Rebecca Marino heading to second round of French Open qualifying
PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino has advanced to the second round of French Open women's singles qualifying. The Vancouver native ousted France's Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 in the first ...
May 24, 2019