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Rising Saint John River frustrating swath of southern New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Thane Mallory says the picturesque water view out the back window is what keeps him going back every day to Gulliver's World Cafe, his restaurant in Gagetown, N.B. "I wake up every morni...
Apr 26, 2019
Laval star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts looking ahead to NFL draft
Mathieu Betts is about to learn where his pro football career will begin. The NFL will complete its annual draft with the final four rounds Saturday. The Laval Rouge et Or defensiv...
Apr 26, 2019
Hydro-Quebec says dam at risk of failure holding up as police evacuate homes
GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say about 75 people living downstream from a hydroelectric dam at risk of failing have been taken to safety as officials expressed con...
Apr 26, 2019
Toronto, Philadelphia gear up for another big sporting battle
TORONTO - Philadelphia may be known as The City of Brotherly Love, but it also is part of many fierce sporting rivalries. Philly fans are widely regarded as some of the most passionate in sports, some...
Apr 26, 2019
P.E.I. Tory leader says 'resistance' politics of counterparts isn't his style
CHARLOTTETOWN - The leader of the Prince Edward Island party poised to form the Island's next government isn't sounding much like his tough-talking counterparts in Alberta and Ontario, preferring the ...
Apr 26, 2019
Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark
NEW YORK - There's no truth to the rumour that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television...
Apr 26, 2019
John Singleton of 'Boys N the Hood' in coma after stroke
LOS ANGELES - "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director's...
Apr 26, 2019
Day 2 at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Sunshine and Santana
NEW ORLEANS - Sunshine and Santana. Both are expected to be welcome sights on the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There have been some disappointments in the run-up to the ...
Apr 26, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Malek Jaziri in opener in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the third round of the Barcelona Open. The No. 16 seed from Montreal beat Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the ATP Tour 500 clay-cour...
Apr 26, 2019
Eastern Canada braces for more flooding as forecast calls for rain
MONTREAL - Communities across much of Eastern Canada are bracing for more flooding today, with rain in the forecast from central Ontario to northern New Brunswick. Officials in Quebec are keeping a cl...
Apr 26, 2019
