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Movie set materials cited in firefighter's death in NYC
NEW YORK - Highly combustible materials used to turn a former jazz club into a movie set contributed to the death of a veteran New York City firefighter last year, according to a fire department repor...
Mar 28, 2019
Cannabis banking bill advances in US House committee
DENVER - Legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and ancillary businesses passed a U.S. House committee on Thursday. The Hous...
Mar 28, 2019
Manitoba government to pull nurses ad that union says is demeaning to women
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is pulling a series of advertisements aimed at recruiting nurses after one of the images was criticized as being sexist and patronizing. The ads have been online sin...
Mar 28, 2019
Stewart homers in 10th to lead Tigers over Blue Jays in season opener
TORONTO - Christin Stewart hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers opened their season with a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, following a tight pitching duel...
Mar 28, 2019
Wells Fargo CEO Sloan steps down after rocky tenure
NEW YORK - Wells Fargo's CEO Tim Sloan stepped down Thursday, after a rocky tenure during which the deeply troubled bank dealt with a seemingly unending wave of scandals. Sloan said in a statement he ...
Mar 28, 2019
FCA to cut Windsor auto assembly shift in fall at loss of 1,500 jobs
WINDSOR, Ont. - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says it plans to cut the third shift at its Windsor, Ont., assembly plant later this year at a cost of about 1,500 jobs. The move to end the shift starting Se...
Mar 28, 2019
Krzyzewski, Williams watching Canadian 'invasion' of NCAA with interest
WASHINGTON - Count Mike Krzyzewski and Buzz Williams among those watching the rise of Canada's basketball talent with great interest. Both coaches will have an impact Canadian on the floor when Duke a...
Mar 28, 2019
Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...
Mar 28, 2019
Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement
VICTORIA - A dress code debate at British Columbia's legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest. Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office's ...
Mar 28, 2019
3 Saudi women's rights activists temporarily released
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Three Saudi women were granted temporary release from prison on Thursday, nearly a year after they and other women's rights activists were detained by security forces who...
Mar 28, 2019
