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'Captain Marvel' soars even higher with stellar 2nd weekend
LOS ANGELES - “Captain Marvel” has continued to dominate the global box office in its second weekend in theatres, leaving newcomers in the dust. Walt Disney Studios estimated Sunday that t...
Mar 17, 2019
Pistons beat Raptors 110-107 to complete season sweep.
DETROIT - Blake Griffin scored 25 points, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on Sunday to complete a season sweep. Reggie Jackson add...
Mar 17, 2019
New Zealand citizens open to gun reform after massacre
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The New Zealand leader’s promise of tightened gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings has been widely welcomed by a stunned population. Prime Minist...
Mar 17, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh sworn in as member of Parliament for Burnaby South
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh has been sworn in as a member of Parliament. The NDP says Singh becomes the first racialized party leader to sit in the House of Commons. He won a byelection...
Mar 17, 2019
Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury t...
Mar 17, 2019
Budget's housing affordability changes to focus on supply, demand, regulation
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday’s federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation, The Canadian Press has learn...
Mar 17, 2019
Kenney lieutenant denies running "puppet" candidate in party leadership race
EDMONTON - The staffer at the centre of a spreading scandal over Alberta’s United Conservative leadership race says party leader Jason Kenney’s team did not direct and prop up a bogus cand...
Mar 17, 2019
Rowdy Tellez hits go-ahead blast, Blue Jays beat Twins 9-8
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Rowdy Tellez hit a go-ahead solo blast in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Sunday in pre-season play. Tellez pulled a 1-1 pitch ...
Mar 17, 2019
Chelsea Carey rink registers two wins at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Canada’s Chelsea Carey rebounded nicely Sunday at the world women’s curling championship. The Calgary skip won both of her matches after opening the tournament Saturda...
Mar 17, 2019
Airlines shift planes to get March Break travellers home amid Max 8 grounding
TORONTO - Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacations. Both Air Can...
Mar 17, 2019