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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, the gap between what America buys fro...
May 04, 2021
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season - making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton's spot in th...
May 04, 2021
Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 23 dead
MEXICO CITY - An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent the train plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, city official...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021
Longtime executive Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment as Chief Commercial Officer
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment hired Michael Copeland as its chief commercial officer on Tuesday. Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment after having founded his own sports consulting business. Prior...
May 04, 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 04, 2021
Fourth Metro-Vancouver shooting in as many days injures man outside shopping mall
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - A man has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a brazen daylight shooting outside a busy shopping mall in Langley, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says it...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021
City to set mill rate Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - We'll have a better idea after today's (Tuesday's) council meeting how much we'll have to pay for taxes this year. Council is set to consider a motion that will levy mill rates for 2021. Th...
May 04, 2021
Canada needs more help with COVID-19, prominent U.S. vaccine expert urges White House
WASHINGTON - A prominent Texas doctor is urging the United States to do more to help Canadians get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Peter Hotez, a familiar face to cable news viewers in both countries...
May 04, 2021
