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Legal battle continues between smokers, tobacco companies and provincial govts
TORONTO - Lawyers representing Quebec smokers and provincial governments are pushing back against an Ontario court ruling that suspended legal proceedings against three major tobacco compani...
Apr 04, 2019
Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new archbishop of Washington D.C., choosing a moderate, and the first African-American, to lead the archdiocese t...
Apr 04, 2019
In the news today, April 4
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 4 --- FAMILIES HONOUR LOVED ONES FROM BRONCOS BUS CRASH Families of people who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say scholarships, events and pla...
Apr 04, 2019
Nissan's Ghosn arrested again in financial misconduct case
Tokyo prosecutors arrested Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday for a fourth time, on fresh allegations that cut short his brief time outside detention. Early in the morning, Ghosn was ta...
Apr 04, 2019
Slash's ex-wife auctioning items from marriage to guitarist
LOS ANGELES - The former wife of Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is selling off exotic and erotic items from their 14 years of marriage. Julien's Auctions announced Thursday the collection from Slash an...
Apr 04, 2019
Spacey's lawyers returning to court in bar groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - A judge will consider motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, who's charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016. The Oscar-winning former "House of Cards" actor ...
Apr 04, 2019
Britney Spears says she's taking a little 'me time'
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears says she's decided to focus on self-care as she goes through a rough stretch. Spears posted animageon Instagram Wednesday with the words, "Fall in love with taking care of...
Apr 04, 2019
Deadline looms for Smollett to pay city investigative costs
CHICAGO - A deadline is looming for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting sla...
Apr 04, 2019
Rookies send Anaheim Ducks past playoff-bound Flames, 3-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Rookies Sam Steel and Max Jones scored first-period goals and the Anaheim Ducks continued their strong finish to a lost season with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday...
Apr 03, 2019
Marchessault's goal leads Golden Knights over Oilers 3-1
LAS VEGAS - Don't tell Vegas coach Gerard Gallant the rest of the regular season is meaningless. Though the Golden Knights already became the seventh NHL team to make the playoffs in each of its first...
Apr 03, 2019
