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Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Sn...
Apr 30, 2019
Netflix announces deal for film about Thailand's cave boys
BANGKOK - Netflix has announced it will join with the production company for the movie Crazy Rich Asians to make a film about last July's dramatic rescue of 12 village boys in northern Thailand who we...
Apr 30, 2019
China sentences 6 foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death
BEIJING - A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. The J...
Apr 30, 2019
US workers' compensation rose moderately in 1st quarter
WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose 0.7% in the first three months of the year, a modest gain that matched the previous quarter's increase. The data suggests that growth in workers' ...
Apr 30, 2019
TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president
KIEV, Ukraine - Election authorities in Ukraine have officially named TV star and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country's new president. The Central Election Commission on Tuesday presented the ...
Apr 30, 2019
Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid survives stomach bug to help beat the Raptors
TORONTO - Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid didn't mince words when asked about the bout of gastroenteritis he battled before Monday's 94-89 win over the Toronto Raptors. "Man, if you've had ...
Apr 30, 2019
Venezuela's Guaido in video calls for military uprising
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at a Caracas air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained a...
Apr 30, 2019
4 German skiers die in avalanche in Switzerland
BERLIN - An avalanche in southern Switzerland has killed four German skiers, police said Sunday. Police in the canton (region) of Valais said the group was buried by the avalanche on Friday near the v...
Apr 30, 2019
No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for Muslim women
AMPARA, Sri Lanka - The effects of Sri Lanka's Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televi...
Apr 30, 2019
Seattle college says student was among those killed by crane
SEATTLE - A college freshman was among the four people killed when a construction crane fell from a building and crashed onto one of Seattle's busiest streets, the university said Sunday. Sarah Wong, ...
Apr 30, 2019
