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Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox blanketed Fenway Park with pieces of the city’s championship past to welcome the newest members of their World Series title club. It wasn’t enough to ward off a...
Apr 09, 2019

Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides
NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...
Apr 09, 2019
Boeing orders and deliveries tumble as Max jet is grounded
DALLAS - Boeing failed to win any orders for its 737 Max airliner in March as scrutiny of the plane increased following a second deadly crash in less than five months. Deliveries of finished Max jets ...
Apr 09, 2019

Dairy safety net program expected in June
MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won’t tackle the un...
Apr 09, 2019

Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion figures things are bound to improve
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion believes better times are ahead. Considering all the turmoil experienced by the franchise in the past two years or so, it would be hard for that not to be...
Apr 09, 2019
Ministers appear unfazed by Senate changes to federal gun bill
OTTAWA - Federal ministers played down notions Tuesday that Senate committee amendments to the Liberals’ gun bill would hobble the legislation. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale suggested the...
Apr 09, 2019
Hawaii closer to forcing Airbnb to collect taxes on rentals
HONOLULU - Hawaii lawmakers eager to gather tax revenue from the state’s flourishing, yet mostly unpermitted, vacation rental sector on Tuesday passed legislation that would require websites lik...
Apr 09, 2019

Autopsy: Migrant detainee died from AIDS complications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A Honduran transgender migrant, whose 2018 death while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked protests and calls for an investigation, died of a rare di...
Apr 09, 2019

Winnipeg Jets believe they can soar in playoffs after rough finish to season
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine views the playoffs as a fresh start for himself. He’s not the only Jets player with that approach. Winnipeg isn’t exactly rolling as it heads into its first-round p...
Apr 09, 2019
CRA wins appeal against B.C. couple who alleged 'malicious' tax evasion probe
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has set aside a $1.7-million damage award to a Vancouver Island couple who a lower court had said were ruined through the “malicious” actio...
Apr 09, 2019