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US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit was 5.6% higher than the February gap ...
May 04, 2021

Rewrite 'hollow' federal gun bill, victims' families urge Liberals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's firearms legislation is "an offensively hollow bill" that should be completely revamped, say family members and colleagues of those who died in tragic shooting sprees...
May 04, 2021

NACI advice on 'preferred vaccines' for COVID-19 sparks confusion, anger
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is coming under fire after contradicting the advice Canadians have been receiving for weeks to take the first vaccine against COVID-19 that the...
May 04, 2021

Montreal comic creators suing Marvel, say Iron Man suit looks 'strikingly' familiar
MONTREAL - When Montreal-based comic book company founders Ben and Raymond Lai watched the 2018 Marvel movie "Avengers: Infinity War," they said they knew they had to sue Marvel Entertainment - again....
May 04, 2021

Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 15 dead
MEXICO CITY - An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging toward a road, trapping at least one car under rubble and killing at least 15 people, authorities said...
May 03, 2021

Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid had four points and the Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The Oilers captain had two goal and two assists and Jess...
May 03, 2021

'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 bill...
May 03, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 226,014 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,051,490 ...
May 03, 2021

Cole Caufield scores his second OT winner, Canadiens edge Leafs 3-2
MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored at 4:43 of overtime as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a potential North Division playoff preview Monday.The rookie sniper took a pass fr...
May 03, 2021

Zaitsev scores winning goal to lead Ottawa Senators past slumping Winnipeg Jets 2-1
OTTAWA - Nikita Zaitsev scored with 1:13 left in the third period to earn the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Zaitsev's third of the season earned Ottawa (...
May 03, 2021

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