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‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ endures blows from wrecking ball
DALLAS - The "Leaning Tower of Dallas," a social media sensation born when a part of a building survived implosion, endured hundreds of blows from a wrecking ball Monday. Dozens of people gathered nor...
Feb 26, 2020
Kobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publi...
Feb 26, 2020
Spain mulling release of some guests from quarantined hotel
MADRID - More than 100 guests could be released in coming hours from a 4-star resort in Spain's Canary Islands that's been under lock-down over fears of a further spread of the new coronavirus. Author...
Feb 26, 2020
B.C. tells inquiry money laundering has warped economy, fuelled opioid crisis
VANCOUVER - Money laundering has distorted British Columbia's economy, fuelled the opioid crisis and overheated the real estate market, the province argued at the start of an inquiry into the criminal...
Feb 26, 2020
Kobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publi...
Feb 26, 2020
Wrestler adds to abuse allegations against university doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An Olympic wrestler has accused a University of Michigan doctor of touching him inappropriately during medical exams at the school and said the physician's reputation for such condu...
Feb 26, 2020
B.C. residents in Wet'suwet'en territory have right to police presence: Blair
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Mounties have left the site of a disputed natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia, but he appeared to dismiss the notion that&nbs...
Feb 26, 2020
Kenney warns cancelled energy projects stand in the way of Indigenous prosperity
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is warning the province's $1-billion fund established last year to support Indigenous participation in major projects won't have any projects to back i...
Feb 26, 2020
Think about coronavirus outbreak when planning for spring break: Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canadians should think carefully about where they and their families are planning to travel for spring break in the light of the nove...
Feb 26, 2020
The Latest: Sciorra: Testimony against Weinstein was needed
NEW YORK - The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local): 5:40 p.m. Actress Annabella Sciorra, who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in the 19...
Feb 26, 2020
