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Canada's Auger-Aliassime makes Miami Open semifinal with upset of Borna Coric
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime made history at the Miami Open on Wednesday night. The Montreal teenager became the youngest semifinalist in the 34-year history of the event with a 7-6 (3), 6-2...
Mar 29, 2019
A capsule look at teams competing at the 2019 world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada is the host team at the 2019 world men's curling championship beginning Saturday at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alta. Here's a look at the 13 te...
Mar 29, 2019
Canada's Kevin Koe on home ice for world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Much has changed since Ben Hebert made his world men's curling championship debut over a decade ago. At that time, the national playdowns were more challenging than the world ...
Mar 29, 2019
New Privy Council clerk to take over from Wernick on April 19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says Ian Shugart will replace Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick as the federal government's top bureaucrat on April 19. Wernick announced earlier this...
Mar 29, 2019
'First one to four': Mustangs not dwelling on season series with Bruins ahead of semifinals
The semifinals are set in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Playoffs and they get underway on Friday, March 29.For the Melfort Mustangs, they will take on the Estevan Bruins, a team that th...
Mar 29, 2019 (Broad Leaf Media/Facebook)
1st cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique's cyclone-hit city
BEIRA, Mozambique - The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight...
Mar 29, 2019
Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds
LOS ANGELES - Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Tr...
Mar 29, 2019
FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets
WASHINGTON - Under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the two deadly Boeing crashes, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday defended the agency's practice of relying on air...
Mar 29, 2019
Democrats insist Barr release full Mueller report quickly
WASHINGTON - The battle over releasing the special counsel's report intensified Wednesday as Democrats in Congress insisted Attorney General William Barr must quickly release its full findings. Barr s...
Mar 29, 2019
Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May offered up her job in exchange for her Brexit deal Wednesday, telling colleagues she would quit within weeks if the agreement was passed and Britain left th...
Mar 29, 2019