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Quebec contacting women with textured breast implants to warn of cancer risk
MONTREAL - The Quebec Health Department wants the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk. The government has a...
Mar 04, 2019
Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina lottery says a single winner has stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Jackpot from a drawing last October. A lottery commission statement says the person submi...
Mar 04, 2019
Judge allows preservation of more records in Spacey case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - A judge has approved a request by attorneys for Kevin Spacey to preserve more phone records in the sexual assault case against the Oscar-winning actor. The Nantucket District Court ...
Mar 04, 2019
Spanish midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo set to join Toronto FC in mid-March
Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis put in the miles to secure Alejandro Pozuelo, travelling three times to Belgium where the Spanish attacking midfielder captains Belgian league-leader KRC Genk. Team president ...
Mar 04, 2019
Federal funds to kick-start planning work on road to central Arctic tundra
TORONTO - Northern leaders are cheering a federal funding announcement for a long-awaited all-weather road into the heart of Canada’s mineral-rich Arctic. “This is a significant first step...
Mar 04, 2019
Feds hope to break deadlock with new location for Afghan war memorial
OTTAWA - The federal government hopes it has finally locked down a new location for a promised national memorial for the war in Afghanistan, with a Veterans Affairs Canada source telling The Canadian ...
Mar 04, 2019
Oprah makes McCartney scream in Paris as McQueen heads North
PARIS - Words were almost inaudible amid the screams when Stella McCartney presented her collection at Paris Fashion Week Monday, which toyed with draping and upcycling. Such exuberant outbursts would...
Mar 04, 2019
Luke Perry, heartthrob on '90210,' dies at 52 after stroke
LOS ANGELES - Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He ...
Mar 04, 2019
Canadian golfer Marchand still passionate about education a year into pro career
When Brittany Marchand was being recruited by American universities, she made it clear that she wanted to study chemical engineering while playing NCAA golf. After several schools told her she couldn&...
Mar 04, 2019
Calgary man gets two years in prison for fraud
A Calgary man has been sentenced to two years in jail after admitting to fraudulently raising money from investors while he was banned from doing so. The Alberta Securities Commissions says Neil Andre...
Mar 04, 2019