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Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages
VANCOUVER - Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The bure...
Mar 11, 2024
Donald Trump wants New York hush-money trial delayed until Supreme Court rules on immunity claims
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is seeking to delay his March 25 hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases. The Republi...
Mar 11, 2024
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to get MRI on right elbow
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have an MRI of his right elbow after experiencing issues in bouncing back following spring training starts. The 2023 AL Cy Young Award win...
Mar 11, 2024
Surrey, B.C., hospital to get critical care tower with acute, specialized services
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the B.C. government has plans underway to build a new critical care tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital, adding capacity for surgical, pediatric, perinatal, women's...
Mar 11, 2024
The Titans replacing Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard, AP source says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans are replacing four-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard. Pollard and the Titans agreed Monday to a $24 million, three-year contract, ...
Mar 11, 2024
Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for track and field athletes from 4 countries
MONACO (AP) - Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of the Paris Olympics because of sub-standard anti-doping programs at home, the sport's i...
Mar 11, 2024
FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse
Federal investigators on Monday were again searching a troubled women's prison in California, seizing computers and documents in an apparent escalation of a yearslong sexual abuse investigation that l...
Mar 11, 2024
HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation in late March
WASHINGTON (AP) - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving "with mixed emotions." A former mayor...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024