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With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy
The company that has made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin said Wednesday that it is considering legal options including bankruptcy, a move that could upend hundreds of lawsuits ...
Mar 13, 2019
Ex-Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes dies at 92; served 2 terms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who prided himself on restoring public faith in the political process, died Wednesday. He was 92. His daughter, Elizabeth Hughes, said Hughes' ha...
Mar 13, 2019
'I don't need to be a hero': Quinn Hughes confident as he joins Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks newest defenceman knows there are some high expectations as he enters his pro-hockey career. But right now, 19-year-old Quinn Hughes just wants to...
Mar 13, 2019
The Latest: US aviation team arrives at Ethiopia crash site
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 11:50 p.m. A team of U.S. aviation experts has arrived at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner crashed, killi...
Mar 13, 2019
HumboldtStrong Community Foundation raises $4.2M for Broncos families, community
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A community foundation created in response to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April has raised $4.2 million. The HumboldtStrong Community Foundation took over fundraising re...
Mar 13, 2019
The Latest: US aviation team arrives at Ethiopia crash site
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 11:50 p.m. A team of U.S. aviation experts has arrived at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner crashed, killi...
Mar 13, 2019
RCMP found no evidence Jean Chretien lobbied illegally on N.S. visit: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says the RCMP has found no evidence that former prime minister Jean Chretien carried out illegal lobbying during a visit to his Halifax office last year. Stephen McNeil...
Mar 13, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Raptors need to show suspended Ibaka "some love"
TORONTO - Serge Ibaka had yet to address his teammates Wednesday about the fight that cost him three games. But head coach Nick Nurse was asking the Toronto Raptors to stand behind thei...
Mar 13, 2019
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer
Quebec City's longtime mayor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The city says in a statement that Regis Labeaume will gradually scale back his duties and eventually take a leave of absence as he...
Mar 13, 2019
Home in Halifax demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children
HALIFAX - Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down. Neighbour ...
Mar 13, 2019
