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Police find meth smuggled into Canada through new Ford cars built in Mexico
A notorious Mexican cartel stashed bricks of methamphetamine in the spare tires of new cars before sending the vehicles to Canada by rail in a sprawling drug smuggling operation, authorities alleged W...
Feb 27, 2019
Belmont study will replicate acoustics of Music Row studios
NASHVILLE - A Belmont professor has received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a study that seeks to digitally replicate the acoustics of historic structures, includi...
Feb 27, 2019

Survey offers glimpse into changing ecosystem of southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
MONCTON, N.B. - A survey of sea life in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence has found corals, sharks, sharp-toothed wolffish and even an unexpected invertebrate along with the crustaceans and groundfish...
Feb 27, 2019

Edmonton man gets second degree murder charge in death of infant
Edmonton police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of an infant. Police say the six-month-old boy was left with a family friend to babysit on July 5, 2016, while the mother was ...
Feb 27, 2019

'Beverly Hills, 90210' cast reunites, 'irreverence' in store
LOS ANGELES - The original stars of “Beverly Hills, 90210” are planning a high school reunion with a twist. Fox said Wednesday that cast members including Jason Priestly and Jennie Garth w...
Feb 27, 2019

Liberals to introduce bill to provide no-cost pardons for simple pot crimes
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will soon bring in legislation to provide pardons for anyone convicted of pot possession before the drug’s legalization last yea...
Feb 27, 2019

Bid to strip Confederate link from Arkansas flag rejected
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas legislators on Wednesday rejected a proposal to change the meaning of one of the stars on the state flag from honouring the Confederacy to honouring the contributions Nati...
Feb 27, 2019

Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks
HANOI, Vietnam - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un projected optimism Wednesday as they opened high-stakes talks about curbing Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapon...
Feb 27, 2019

Ukraine drops out of Eurovision after spat with singer
MINSK, Belarus - Ukraine has pulled out of this year’s Eurovision song contest following a politically-tinged dispute between the singer who won the national competition and the country’s ...
Feb 27, 2019

Winfrey to interview Jackson accusers in post-film special
LOS ANGELES - An Oprah Winfrey interview with two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as boys will air immediately after a documentary on the men. HBO and the Oprah Winfrey Network announ...
Feb 27, 2019