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'Much, much slower:' Coroner promises change after Humboldt mix-up
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says a public mix-up in identifying two hockey players involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash means, in the future, his office will be more caref...
Feb 25, 2019
Loading Up: Winnipeg Jets acquire Hayes from Rangers in one of six trades
WINNIPEG - Kevin Cheveldayoff made a league-high six trades on Monday, but whether quantity produces quality on the ice remains to be seen. The Jets general manager started the day picking up big cent...
Feb 25, 2019
More money needed to deal with civil service pay problems, unions say
OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget must include more money to stabilize the disastrous Phoenix pay system for government employees, and to launch its replacement, the country’s biggest civil s...
Feb 25, 2019
Canada's Milos Raonic loses first-round match to unseeded opponent in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada’s Milos Raonic lost 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in a first-round upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday. The sev...
Feb 25, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays' spring training home also becoming known for craft beer
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays baseball has become synonymous with Dunedin in the decades since the team set up its spring training camp there in 1977. But there’s another B word that’s entrenc...
Feb 25, 2019
2 arrested in robbery of California news crew
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two men have been arrested in the shooting of the security guard for a news crew that was robbed while covering the Oakland teachers’ strike, authorities said Monday. KPIX said...
Feb 25, 2019
Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election. Trump tweeted Monday that Lee did a “racis...
Feb 25, 2019
The Door Gun: The Most Deadly Kind Of Alarm
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Home security has always been a fascination of academics, inventors, and tinkerers. An array of alarms, gadgets, and devices are spread all across history ...
Feb 25, 2019
How Zeppelins Caused A Sausage Ban In Germany
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Preparing for the first ever air campaign against the country of England, the German military brought its newfound aviation invention to bear: the Zeppelin...
Feb 25, 2019
Does The Simpsons Really Predict the Future?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Simpsons, with its impressive three-decade history, is one of the most successful and enduring sitcoms ever. The longest-running primetime scripted ser...
Feb 25, 2019