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Jordan Peele's 'Us' scares up $70.3M debut
NEW YORK - Jordan Peele has done it again. Two years after the filmmaker's "Get Out" became a box-office sensation, his frightening follow-up, "Us," debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales, accordi...
Mar 24, 2019

Kerber switches tone after initial saltiness, congratulates Andreescu for win
MIAMI, Canada - In stark contrast to some immediate post-match hard feelings, Germany's Angelique Kerber sent a congratulatory message to Bianca Andreescu on Sunday after...
Mar 24, 2019

Judges on Twitter? Ethical guidance for those on the bench under review
TORONTO - Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media and what involvement they should have in community life are among issues under a review that aims to moder...
Mar 24, 2019

Father of seven children who were killed in Halifax house fire remains in coma
HALIFAX - The father of seven children who were killed in a ferocious fire remains in a coma, a month after flames engulfed their Halifax home. Muslim community leaders said on Friday&n...
Mar 24, 2019

Switzerland and Sweden post semifinal victories at world women's curling
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated South Korea's Minji Kim 5-3 on Saturday to secure a berth in the final of the world women's curling championship. Switzerland sc...
Mar 24, 2019

Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Kenyan science teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor and tutored students on the weekends won a $1 million prize on Sunday that h...
Mar 24, 2019

Wilson-Raybould to reveal more details, documents on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Liberals are urging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to use her parliamentary privilege to tell the House of Commons whatever she wants about the SNC-Lavalin affair. But they want...
Mar 24, 2019

South Korea beats Japan 7-5 for bronze at world women's curling championship
SILKEBORG, Denmark - South Korea's Minji Kim defeated Japan's Seina Nakajima 7-5 on Sunday to win bronze at the world women's curling championship. Kim scored three points in the 10th end to give...
Mar 24, 2019

Peterman/Gallant to play Martin/Griffith in Canadian mixed doubles curling final
FREDERICTON - There will be new champions at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship this year. Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant hung on for a 6-5 semifinal victory over defending champ...
Mar 24, 2019

Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman happy with effort at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada's Gabrielle Daleman finished 11th on Friday at the world figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., who has missed time the past two years while dealin...
Mar 24, 2019