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Deadly Brazil dam collapse was disaster waiting to happen
SAO PAULO - Lax regulations, chronic short staffing and a law that muffled the voices of environmentalists on mining licenses made the devastating collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil all but dest...
Feb 2, 2019
Trump is latest to give State of Union at time of turmoil
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is the latest chief executive to deliver a State of the Union address at a time of turmoil. But others may have had it even worse. Abraham Lincoln delivered a writt...
Feb 2, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 31
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 31 --- MINORITY NDP GOVERNMENT WINS KEY B.C. BYELECTION The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on&nbs...
Feb 2, 2019
'So, so, so, so, sorry:' Truck driver in Broncos crash apologizes to families
MELFORT, Sask. - The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash stood silently for a moment, steadied himself with his hands on a table, then took responsibility for killi...
Feb 2, 2019
Australian rugby league team proud of Huawei sponsorship
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian rugby league team wants to continue Huawei's longest-ever sports sponsorship despite the Chinese communication giant's ban from Australia's 5G networks and legal wr...
Feb 2, 2019
Police looking for suspect after transit officer shot at Vancouver-area station
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP asked residents of a neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C., to lock their doors and turn on their outdoor lights Wednesday night as they searched for a suspect in t...
Feb 1, 2019
Raiders not using excuses after defeat to Oil Kings
If they wanted to, there would have been a number of excuses the Prince Albert Raiders could have reached to after their 6-3 defeat on Friday to the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Art Hauser Centre.But Rai...
Feb 1, 2019
Red Wings retire Kelly's jersey, beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT
DETROIT - Danny DeKeyser scored 2:40 into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. The Red Wings retired Red Kelly's No. 4 during a pregame ce...
Feb 1, 2019
Capitals beat Flames 4-3 without Ovechkin to end 7-game skid
WASHINGTON - Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a power-play goal with 57 seconds left, and the Washington Capitals shook off the absence of suspended star Alex Ovechkin to end a seven-game losing streak with a ...
Feb 1, 2019
Guentzel, Rust each score twice, Penguins beat Senators 5-3
PITTSBURGH - Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senatorss 5-3 on Friday night. Teddy Blueger got his first NHL goal and Casey DeSmith stopped 37...
Feb 1, 2019
