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Hamilton faster than Rosberg in 1st 2 Abu Dhabi practices
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Lewis Hamilton warmed up for his bid to wrestle the Formula One title from Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg with the fastest time in the first two practice sessions Friday...
Nov 25, 2016
Sensors to measure 'fan quakes' at Michigan-Ohio State game
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Stadium is sure to be rocking on Saturday when Ohio State and Michigan take the football field, and geologists will find out just how much through the use of seismographs. Ohio S...
Nov 25, 2016
Long Song: Aretha's anthem gobbles Thanksgiving conversation
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s lengthy version of the national anthem ahead of the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings matchup may have been as much a topic at Thanksgiving dinner as the game itself. F...
Nov 25, 2016
Activists: Bombs knock out 2 hospitals in northern Syria
BEIRUT - Airstrikes and rockets in northern Syria knocked out two medical centres dedicated to women Friday and killed at least 12, including two people in one of the health facilities, according to o...
Nov 25, 2016
Svalbard sees 'shocking' temperatures near freezing point
STOCKHOLM - The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists said Frid...
Nov 25, 2016
US stocks rise to fresh records in shortened session
NEW YORK - Stocks hit fresh records in a shortened trading session Friday as investors continued to bet on a pickup in economic growth and rising corporate profits. The gains were modest but broad, wi...
Nov 25, 2016
CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge optimisitic on Toronto market despite struggles
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge remains optimistic about the CFL’s future in Toronto despite a disappointing season from the home-town Argonauts and lagging ticket sales for Sunday...
Nov 25, 2016
Ottawa runs $2.4B deficit for September, double what it was same month last year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a $2.4-billion deficit in September, double the $1.2-billion deficit set in the same month last year. The Finance department says the bigger shortfall was due to a ...
Nov 25, 2016
Feds move to protect Nova Scotia nesting grounds of endangered roseate tern
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to protect the Atlantic nesting grounds of an endangered seabird. The surrounding waters and lands of four islands off Nova Scotia, including Sable Island, ar...
Nov 25, 2016
StatCan study says new moms more likely than other women to become self-employed
OTTAWA - A new study from Statistics Canada suggests that new mothers who become self-employed after having children are able to better manage their weekly hours of work, giving them a better work-fam...
Nov 25, 2016