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The Latest: Texas AG sues company over chemical plant fire
HOUSTON - The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The Texas Attorney General's office has sued the company that operates a Hou...
Mar 24, 2019
A look at Russians who became mixed up in Trump probe
MOSCOW - An investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into an elaborate Russian operation that sought to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and try to help Donald Trump win the White ...
Mar 24, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu beats Kenin to advance to third round in Miami
MIAMI - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has exacted revenge on one of the three women to beat her in the 2019 season. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won her ninth consecutive match on Fri...
Mar 24, 2019
Quebec man convicted in Mafia-linked conspiracy deported to Italy
MONTREAL - Michele Torre, a Quebec man convicted in 1996 for his role in a Mafia-linked conspiracy, finally ran out of options to stay in Canada and boarded a plane Friday night to his nativ...
Mar 24, 2019
German defensive lineman Hor leaves combine feeling he can play in CFL
TORONTO - Marc-Anthony Hor is convinced he belongs in the CFL. The burly German defensive lineman was among 18 Europeans participating in the CFL's national combine this weekend. The&nb...
Mar 24, 2019
Building a winner: Hodgson remembers a difficult process
It's taken a lot of work over two difficult years of building, but the Prince Albert Raiders have clawed their way from the basement to the penthouse as Western Hockey League regular season champions....
Mar 24, 2019 The Raiders have earned the Scotty Munro Trophy as regular season champions for the first time since 1985. That year, captain Danny Hodgson and the Raiders earned the lone Memorial Cup in franchise history.
Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget
OTTAWA - Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week's federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the long ...
Mar 24, 2019
UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap
OTTAWA - The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in the provision of military medical evacuations for woun...
Mar 24, 2019
Toronto FC, defender Gregory van der Wiel officially end messy breakup
Toronto FC has severed ties with Gregory van der Wiel, paying the veteran Dutch defender to go away. The two sides had been at odds since a training camp bust-up between the 31-year-old ...
Mar 24, 2019
Canadian skier Alex Harvey finishes 10th in World Cup cross-country sprint
QUEBEC - Canadian cross-country legend Alex Harvey was held off the podium in one of the last races of his storied career, but he says he's still well positioned for a fitting finale on...
Mar 24, 2019
