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Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes
CALGARY - Cavalry FC and Spruce Meadows mark the intersection where footy meets the horsey set. Calgary's new Canadian Premier League team not only shares an equestrian facility&nb...
Apr 30, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousan...
Apr 30, 2019
Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT - Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany's banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through a Frankfurt neighbourhood. Owner W...
Apr 30, 2019
New Brunswick's cannabis retailer reports $11.7 million loss in first year
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned cannabis retailer is recording a big financial loss in its first year in operation. Unaudited year-end results released Tuesday show Cannabis NB lost $11.7 mi...
Apr 30, 2019
Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Sn...
Apr 30, 2019
Netflix announces deal for film about Thailand's cave boys
BANGKOK - Netflix has announced it will join with the production company for the movie Crazy Rich Asians to make a film about last July's dramatic rescue of 12 village boys in northern Thailand who we...
Apr 30, 2019
US workers' compensation rose moderately in 1st quarter
WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose 0.7% in the first three months of the year, a modest gain that matched the previous quarter's increase. The data suggests that growth in workers' ...
Apr 30, 2019
TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president
KIEV, Ukraine - Election authorities in Ukraine have officially named TV star and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country's new president. The Central Election Commission on Tuesday presented the ...
Apr 30, 2019
Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid survives stomach bug to help beat the Raptors
TORONTO - Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid didn't mince words when asked about the bout of gastroenteritis he battled before Monday's 94-89 win over the Toronto Raptors. "Man, if you've had ...
Apr 30, 2019
Venezuela's Guaido in video calls for military uprising
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at a Caracas air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained a...
Apr 30, 2019