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Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2 (OT) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) — AHL…
Where’s the beef? Earls restaurants says it’s back in Canada after ‘mistake’
VANCOUVER – The Earls restaurant chain says it will start serving Canadian beef again following…
Wildfire forces heart of Canada’s oilsands to scale back production
CALGARY – The wildfire raging through the heart of Canada’s oilsands capital dealt a blow…
Trudeau offers full federal assistance to fire-stricken Fort McMurray
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provide all possible assistance…
New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights
NEW YORK – It’s been an exciting season for theatre in New York, with some…
Humans are leading cause of wildfires in Canada: scientist
Humans are the leading cause of wildfires in Canada, says a forest fire researcher who…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
USA TODAY Bestsellers
1. “Extreme Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 2. “The Last Mile” by David…
2,000 LED-tagged pigeons stage show in NYC sky
New York is staging a show with 2,000 pigeons tagged with LED lights illuminating the…
QuickList: Unemployment rates in selected Canadian cities in April
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also…
Student accused of owing $2.4M after bank error in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia – A Malaysian student has been charged in a Sydney court with dishonesty…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, May 6: ALBERTA GOVERNMENT GIVES AID TO FIRE…
Concerns arise that fire may have taken out as much as half of oilsands output
CALGARY – The wildfire ripping through the Fort McMurray, Alta., area continued to set back…
Friday’s Games
Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs Tampa Bay 2 NY Islanders 1 (OT) (Tampa Bay leads series…
Quotations in the News
“It was shocking to see the damaged cars all burned on the side of the…
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin on playing older women ‘fairly real’ on ‘Grace and Frankie’
PASADENA, Calif. – Earlier this year, sitting before TV critics in Pasadena, Calif., the two…
Fort McMurray mass evacuation derails daily life, but life milestones go on
Many of the tens of thousands who fled Fort McMurray this week have lost everything,…
Some numbers associated with the Fort McMurray fire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A wildfire burning in and around Fort McMurray continues to grow.…
A look at how a wildfire consumed large parts of Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A wildfire has devastated the community of Fort McMurray. Here is…
Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs St. Louis 4 Dallas 1 (St. Louis leads series 3-2) Washington…
No winning ticket for Saturday night’s $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO – There was no winning ticket for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
B.C. whale-watching company says capsizing that killed 6 people was ‘act of God’
VANCOUVER – The deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island last year was…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…