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Quebecers urged to stay alert as more than 3,100 homes flooded across province
MONTREAL - The number of flooded homes across Quebec continues to rise but authorities say they expect water to levels to soon reach their peak. Environment Canada is forecasting little prec...
Apr 23, 2019
Filipino President Duterte gives Canada one week to take trash back
OTTAWA - The president of the Philippines says if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week he will "declare war" and ship the containers back himself. Filipino media outlets are r...
Apr 23, 2019
I robot? Ian McEwan tells android tale in 'Machines Like Me'
LONDON - Ian McEwan is fascinated by artificial intelligence. His new novel, "Machines Like Me," features a lifelike android with access to all human knowledge who writes haiku poetry. In real life, t...
Apr 23, 2019
New Brunswick premier urges caution as floodwaters continue to rise
FREDERICTON - Rising floodwaters have forced the closure of at least 35 roads in New Brunswick, where the premier is urging residents to do what they can to protect their families ...
Apr 23, 2019
Coca-Cola surprises investors with better-than-expected 1Q
ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Co. surprised investors with a better-than-expected first quarter but cautioned that it's still expecting slower growth for the full year. Atlanta-based Coke reported net incom...
Apr 23, 2019
Merkel: Ukraine vote gives leader Zelenskiy 'strong mandate'
BERLIN - Angela Merkel's office says the German chancellor has called Ukraine's president-elect to congratulate him, saying the vote gives him "a strong mandate." Merkel spoke Tuesday with Volodymyr Z...
Apr 23, 2019
Witnesses still struggling one year after deadly Yonge Street van attack
TORONTO - The survivor guilt settled in moments after he saw all the bodies. Later came the fear of walking Yonge Street again. He grew hyper-aware of sounds and people around him, looking for an...
Apr 23, 2019
Montreal Impact look to break out of offensive slump in New England
Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde insists he's not too concerned by his team's lack of scoring, despite being mired in the worst offensive slump in Major League Soccer. The Impact (3-3-2) will look to ...
Apr 23, 2019
PSD Jeb helps nab suspect with weapon
A 24-year-old Prince Albert man was arrested Monday night with the help of Police Service Dog Jeb. It all started when police were called to the 300 block of 10th St. E. around 9 p.m. about a man jump...
Apr 23, 2019 PSD Jeb. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)
Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation
CHICAGO - Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Empire" actor's attorneys, alleging that they repea...
Apr 23, 2019
