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US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit, the gap between what America buys fro...
May 04, 2021
Canadian pharmacists 'disappointed,' worried NACI advice will stoke vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - The Canadian Pharmacists Association says advice from a national panel on vaccines is unhelpful and likely to make it harder to get enough people in the country vaccinated to end the pandemic...
May 04, 2021
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season - making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton's spot in th...
May 04, 2021
Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 23 dead
MEXICO CITY - An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent the train plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, city official...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021
Longtime executive Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment as Chief Commercial Officer
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment hired Michael Copeland as its chief commercial officer on Tuesday. Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment after having founded his own sports consulting business. Prior...
May 04, 2021
'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 bill...
May 04, 2021
Early morning fire rips through Departure Bay Rd. home
NANAIMO - Three people managed to escape a home on Departure Bay Rd. before it was engulfed in flame. Nanaimo Fire Rescue was called around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4 to a home in the 3100 block of D...
May 04, 2021
Fourth Metro-Vancouver shooting in as many days injures man outside shopping mall
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - A man has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a brazen daylight shooting outside a busy shopping mall in Langley, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says it...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021