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'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening
NEW YORK - The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, r...
Apr 28, 2019
Can't ignore frustrated patient's 'heartbreaking' video, doctors group says
HALIFAX - A viral video made by a frustrated young Nova Scotia mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis can't be ignored, says the president of the Canadian Medical...
Apr 28, 2019
Liberals, Trudeau hit new low but poll suggests surging Tory support is soft
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests support for Justin Trudeau, his government and his party sank to a new low this month, just six months before Canadians will decide whether to re-elect the Liber...
Apr 28, 2019
Ex-Afghanistan hostage Boyle to fight wife's appeal over assault-trial evidence
OTTAWA - A legal challenge by former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle's wife in the middle of his sexual-assault trial sets a "very dangerous precedent" that could be disastrous for suc...
Apr 28, 2019
Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but wh...
Apr 28, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is telling residents in waterlogged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" until the flood threat eases. Fra...
Apr 28, 2019
Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months for being Kremlin agent
WASHINGTON - In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency Friday as she awaited sentencing on charges of being a secret agent for Russia. She cast herself as an innocent caught up in a massi...
Apr 28, 2019
Canadian Rory MacDonald retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 4...
Apr 28, 2019
Feds' books still on pace for $15B deficit despite surplus through most of 18-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it remains on track to post a budgetary shortfall of about $15 billion in 2018-19 even though a new estimate says the federal books ran a $3.1-billion surplus...
Apr 28, 2019
Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend has offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyieldi...
Apr 28, 2019