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ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash
VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...
Dec 21, 2019
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal
NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...
Dec 21, 2019
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal
NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...
Dec 21, 2019
Manhunt continues after man shot at Oklahoma City mall
OKLAHOMA CITY - A manhunt continued Thursday night for a suspect who shot another man during an argument inside an Oklahoma City mall, forcing its closure as police spent hours searching stores and cl...
Dec 21, 2019
Big spending bill wins Senate OK, has victories all around
WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $1.4 trillion government spending package Thursday in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before bolting for the holidays from a Capitol riven by impeachment. Lawma...
Dec 21, 2019
Trump celebrates Rep. Van Drew's switch from Democrat to GOP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is officially switching parties and ...
Dec 21, 2019
After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump
WASHINGTON - One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canad...
Dec 21, 2019
6 die in Las Vegas apartment building fire; 13 injured
LAS VEGAS - A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents were apparently using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-...
Dec 21, 2019
Ottawa moves to restrict vaping advertisements to prevent youth exposure
Health Canada is proposing to ban advertising of vaping products in spaces where young people can see them in a bid to rein in the rise of underage e-cigarette use. Minister Patty ...
Dec 21, 2019
Logo a no go: Alberta energy war room to pull image belonging to U.S. company
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy war room says it is pulling and replacing its logo after learning that it was already being used by another company. The war room, officially known as the Ca...
Dec 21, 2019