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GOP candidate in disputed US House race he won't run again
RALEIGH, N.C. - A special election to fill the country's last undetermined congressional race will take place without the North Carolina Republican who used a political operative accused of ballot fra...
Feb 26, 2019
Sequel to Michael Crichton's 'Andromeda Strain' due in fall
NEW YORK - The late Michael Crichton's literary archive and production company has authorized a sequel to his breakthrough novel "The Andromeda Strain." HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that...
Feb 26, 2019
Man facing deportation to Italy more than two decades after conviction loses stay request
MONTREAL - A Quebec man convicted more than 20 years ago for his role in a Mafia-linked drug importation will be deported to his native Italy this week barring a last-minute reprieve from Ottawa. Mich...
Feb 26, 2019
Consular officials get fourth meeting with Canadian detained in China
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has had a second meeting in as many days with Canadians detained in China. In a written statement, the department says consular officials in China visited with&n...
Feb 26, 2019
'Green Book' wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES - The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others ...
Feb 26, 2019
More help on the way for family that lost seven children to house fire: MP
HALIFAX - One week after a house fire claimed the lives of seven children in a Halifax suburb, the local member of Parliament says the community has come through "in a beautiful way" to help the grief...
Feb 26, 2019
Fed's Powell predicts solid but slower growth in 2019
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy should keep expanding at a solid, though somewhat slower pace this year. But he warned of growing risks, i...
Feb 26, 2019
Terry Sawchuk film 'Goalie' traces triumphs and tragedy of hockey great
In tracing the triumphant but ultimately tragic life of goalie great Terry Sawchuk, screenwriter-director Adriana Maggs had plenty of clippings and statistics to help her depi...
Feb 26, 2019
Alberta's Carey beats Ontario's Homan to win Scotties Tournament of Hearts
SYDNEY, N.S. - Up one with hammer to win is normally the Rachel Homan wheelhouse position. Tied coming home with hammer is usually a lock too. The Ontario skip picked the worst possibl...
Feb 26, 2019
New Brunswick looks to hydrogen from seawater as fuel for future power
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned power utility is partnering with a Florida-based company to develop power plants that would use hydrogen extracted from seawater as their fuel. NB Power signe...
Feb 26, 2019
