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'Miracle' flight survivors mark decade of thankfulness
NEW YORK - It’s been 10 years, but there isn’t anything Tripp Harris doesn’t remember about the cold January day he cheated death on US Airways flight 1549. The jolt when the plane c...
Jan 15, 2019
Netflix raising prices for 58M US subscribers as costs rise
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 to 18 per cent, its biggest increase since the company launched its video streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the la...
Jan 15, 2019
UK's May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed
LONDON - British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confid...
Jan 15, 2019
Analysis: China pulling out all stops in Canada tensions
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is sparing no expense to its international reputation in its determination to force Canada to back down over the case of a Chinese telecommuni...
Jan 15, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill agrees to three-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed star linebacker Adam Bighill to a three-year extension. Bighill, who could have become a free agent next month, was named the CFL’s most outstand...
Jan 15, 2019
Film about legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk to hit screens in March
TORONTO - A biopic tracing the brutal life and extraordinary career of goaltender Terry Sawchuk is hitting the big screen in March. “Goalie” stars Mark O’Brien as the Winnipeg-born h...
Jan 15, 2019
Canada's Andreescu, Bouchard, Shapovalov, Raonic win openers at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu continued her stellar start to the 2019 season, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open after a lengthy, three-set victory over A...
Jan 15, 2019
Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers
NAIROBI, Kenya - The death toll from an extremist attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi climbed to 21, plus the five militants killed, police said Wednesday in the aftermath of the ...
Jan 15, 2019
VW, Ford team up on pickups, explore deal on electrics
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen and Ford say they’re forming a global alliance in which they will develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups together while exploring broader co-operation on future ...
Jan 15, 2019
Kim Kardashian confirms she and Kanye expecting 4th child
NEW YORK - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their fourth child. Kardashian confirmed the surrogate pregnancy during an appearance Monday on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live with...
Jan 15, 2019