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Montreal Impact acquire Panama international midfielder Omar Browne
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have acquired Panama international midfielder Omar Browne on a loan agreement. The deal with Panamanian club C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera is for the rest of th...
Apr 16, 2019
Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off Thailand
BANGKOK - A dog found swimming more than 220 kilometres (135 miles) from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land. A worker on the rig belonging to ...
Apr 16, 2019
US industrial production slipped 0.1% in March
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production fell in March, pulled down by a drop in mining output. Factory output remained weak amid a slowing global economy and trade tensions with China. The Federal Res...
Apr 16, 2019
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime wins opener at Monte-Carlo Masters
MONACO - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime will get another crack at a top-10 player on Wednesday. The 18-year-old from Montreal will face world No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany in the second round of t...
Apr 16, 2019
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after massive outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors...
Apr 16, 2019
Nations express solidarity with France after Notre Dame fire
PARIS - Nations expressed solidarity with France after the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and offered their support for the recovery. Monday's fire collapsed the spire and burned through the roof of...
Apr 16, 2019
Foxconn head stepping back, mulling presidential run
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The head of Foxconn Technology Group is planning to step away from day-to-day operations at the world's largest electronics provider and said Tuesday that he is mulling a run for pres...
Apr 16, 2019
Broncos families support hockey assistance program after criticism
Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash are throwing their support behind a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League assistance program that's facing criticism. Darrin D...
Apr 16, 2019
In the news today, April 15
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, April 16 --- DESTRUCTION AT NOTRE DAME TOUCHES CANADIANS The Archbishop of Toronto said the fire that heavily damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in ...
Apr 16, 2019
'This was too much:' brother of injured Bronco in weekend crash
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The family of paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is hoping their run of bad luck ends with three vehicle accidents. Straschnitzki's 16-year-old brother, Jett,&n...
Apr 16, 2019
