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AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
CARACAS, Venezuela - A month into Venezuela's high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held secret talks with the Trump ...
Feb 16, 2019
CN says oil leak contained following derailment in western Manitoba
ST-LAZARE, Man. - Canadian National Railway says a leak from a derailed train carrying oil in western Manitoba has been contained, but some pipeline supporters believe the incident highlights the...
Feb 16, 2019
Canada's Justin Kripps wins a World Cup four-man bobsled race in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Justin Kripps of Canada drove to the win in a four-man bobsled race Saturday, as Germany's Francesco Friedrich missed the podium for the first time all season. Kripps, of Summerlan...
Feb 16, 2019
Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown
PROGRESSO, Argentina - Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when the plan...
Feb 16, 2019
There wasn't an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather app
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal agency launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorolog...
Feb 16, 2019
Louisiana Rapper Mystikal free on $3M bond in rape case
SHREVEPORT, La. - Mystikal, a Louisiana rapper who had been in custody for nearly 1 1/2 years on a rape charge, has been released on a $3 million bond. The artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, wa...
Feb 16, 2019
10 days before show time, a full-on revolt over the Oscars
Would anyone - anyone at all - like to thank the academy? This is normally the time of year when Oscar hopefuls are readying acceptance speeches that almost always begin with a few words of gratitude ...
Feb 16, 2019
Flames snap 4-game skid, beating Penguins 5-4
PITTSBURGH - Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long four-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. ...
Feb 16, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack improve to 3-0-0 with rugby league win over Widnes Vikings
NEWCASTLE, England - The Toronto Wolfpack scored three tries in 10 minutes in the second half to break open a tight game and dispatch previously unbeaten Widnes Vikings 30-6 in Betfred Championship ru...
Feb 16, 2019
Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators
OTTAWA - Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial exit from the cabinet doesn't signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indigenous ...
Feb 16, 2019
