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Former New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will guide Canada at worlds
CALGARY - Alain Vigneault will coach Team Canada at the world men’s hockey championship next month in Slovakia. The native of Quebec City was fired as head coach of the New York Rangers last off...
Apr 10, 2019
Companies that build temporary stages should be licensed, coroner's inquest says
TORONTO - A coroner’s inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert in Toronto is recommending that companies that build temporary...
Apr 10, 2019
Police: Coffee shop owner killed, 17 hurt in gas explosion
DURHAM, N.C. - A leaking gas line exploded Wednesday in a Durham shopping district,killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others as firefighters were evacuating people from buildings near t...
Apr 10, 2019
Venue cancels fascist book event after protests
ROME - A restaurant owner in northern Italy has cancelled an event that would have brought together the great-grandson of Italy’s long-time fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and a neo-Nazi group...
Apr 10, 2019
Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injured shoulder
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is eyeing a return to the WTA Tour in May after a shoulder injury forced the rising Canadian tennis star to bow out of her fourth-round match at the Miami Open last month. A...
Apr 10, 2019
Liberal's concession in Wisconsin race boosts GOP confidence
MADISON, Wis. - The liberal candidate’s concession Wednesday in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race gave Republicans a boost of confidence following a string of losses heading into the 2020 pre...
Apr 10, 2019
Europe hurt by US trade threats, central bank says
FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank warned that global friction over trade - such as U.S. threats to impose more tariffs - is holding back the economy as he underlined the bank’s r...
Apr 10, 2019
You Again: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins primed for playoff rematch
TORONTO - All the Toronto Maple Leafs want to do is look forward. Their recent history with the Boston Bruins, however, makes it hard not to take a long gaze in the rear-view mirror. The Leafs open th...
Apr 10, 2019
The Curious Skull Binding Rituals Of New Britain
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cranial manipulation and deformation can be found throughout the world. While some cultures elongated their skulls to seemingly impossible lengths, others ...
Apr 10, 2019
Traffic advisories out for Coachella, Stagecoach festivals
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Travellers planning to drive through the Indio area of the Southern California desert should prepare for heavy traffic each weekend for the rest of the month due to the Coachella a...
Apr 10, 2019