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Kenya's Cherono wins men's Boston Marathon in sprint to tape
BOSTON - Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight. Unfortunately for him...
Apr 17, 2019
India's Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly
NEW DELHI - Jet Airways, once India's largest airline, says it is temporarily suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services. The company said Wednesday that it has ...
Apr 17, 2019
Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste
MONTREAL - The Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products in what one expert de...
Apr 17, 2019
Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb'
CHICAGO - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. The o...
Apr 17, 2019
Canada's Denis Shapovalov falls in first round of Monte-Carlo Masters
MONTE CARLO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has made an early exit at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The No. 15 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff in the fir...
Apr 17, 2019
NBC, LA 2028 to combine to sell sponsorships, ad time
NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all the network's platforms with opportunities to sponsor the American team through 2028. Th...
Apr 17, 2019
Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany
FRANKFURT - German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines a...
Apr 17, 2019
Magic stumble out of the gate in Game 2, look to regroup upon return home
TORONTO - Terrence Ross' post-mortem on Orlando's lopsided loss to Toronto in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series Tuesday was short and not very sweet. "We just played bad," said Ross, a former Ra...
Apr 17, 2019
A look at Alberta's elections since the province was created in 1905
EDMONTON - A chronology of Alberta elections: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of an immigrant farmer from Scotland, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett's Conserva...
Apr 17, 2019
A list of Alberta premiers since the province was created in 1905
EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney will be the next premier of Alberta after leading his United Conservative Party to a majority in the provincial election on Tuesday. Here i...
Apr 17, 2019