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Are sandbags effective? A look at the popular flood-prevention tool
For centuries, residents of flood-prone areas have looked to sandbags to stave off rising waters. Flood management experts say that while it's easy to understand why sandbags have become the first lin...
Apr 30, 2019
Daniel Radcliffe to return to London stage in Beckett play
LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe is returning to the London stage in a Samuel Beckett double bill. The Old Vic Theatre says the former "Harry Potter" star will appear alongside Alan Cumming in a production o...
Apr 30, 2019
Canada's Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year
HALIFAX - Canada's new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax's historic north end as well a...
Apr 30, 2019
Jill Biden says Joe must be a better judge of personal space
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden says she's been the target of men invading her personal space - as some women have criticized her husband, Joe Biden, for doing. And she says the former vice-president and 2020...
Apr 30, 2019
Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today
MONTREAL - Authorities in Quebec are set to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac later today, allowing some residents to return home. The order, which won...
Apr 30, 2019
Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes
CALGARY - Cavalry FC and Spruce Meadows mark the intersection where footy meets the horsey set. Calgary's new Canadian Premier League team not only shares an equestrian facility&nb...
Apr 30, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousan...
Apr 30, 2019
Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT - Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany's banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through a Frankfurt neighbourhood. Owner W...
Apr 30, 2019
New Brunswick's cannabis retailer reports $11.7 million loss in first year
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned cannabis retailer is recording a big financial loss in its first year in operation. Unaudited year-end results released Tuesday show Cannabis NB lost $11.7 mi...
Apr 30, 2019
Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Sn...
Apr 30, 2019
