The Canadian Press WHITE PLANES, N.Y.–A class-action lawsuit filed in a U.S. court alleges six Canadian banks and three others conspired to increase the profitability of their derivatives trading business by manipulating an interest rate benchmark for about seven years. The Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado filed the […]
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The Associated PressMark Long JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey did pretty much the same thing that upset his Jacksonville Jaguars’ teammates last week. He started looking ahead. Ramsey told thousands of fans awaiting the team’s return from Pittsburgh late Sunday that the Jaguars “are going to the Super Bowl and […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–Their minds still racing with child-like exuberance over the stunning last-snap victory that sent them to the NFC championship game, many of the Minnesota Vikings remained awake several hours past midnight. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes replayed the video clip of the winning touchdown “about a […]
The Associated PressMike Cranston PHILADELPHIA–Just as the Philadelphia 76ers were letting yet another big lead slip away, a leak in their locker-room sent water spilling into the hallway. Sixers’ employees stopped the stream before it reached the court, and the players prevented a fourth-quarter gusher from washing away another sure […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–John Tavares got a second chance in overtime and made the most of it. The Islanders’ captain was robbed on a spectacular save by Carey Price but got the puck back and made no mistake to give New York a 5-4 victory despite being outshot 56-24 by […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz A small northern Saskatchewan First Nation once again is in mourning after two teenagers killed themselves in recent weeks. The suicides in Fond du Lac came as the community recovers from a Dec. 13 plane crash that led to the death of 19-year-old Arson Fern Jr. […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic.” Rodong Sinmun, the ruling party newspaper, lashed out at Trump in a commentary on Tuesday […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — The new U.S. Embassy in London, denigrated last week by President Donald Trump as too expensive and poorly located, opened its doors to the public Tuesday for the first time. The gleaming embassy, in the formerly industrial Nine Elms neighbourhood in south […]
The Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults. The girl, who was […]
The Associated Press LONDON — A U.S. Army dog that attacked a machine-gun nest during World War II was posthumously awarded Britain’s highest honour for animal bravery on Monday. Chips, a German shepherd-husky cross, was awarded the Dickin Medal for actions during a 1943 beach landing in Sicily. According to […]
By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press PARIS — Slovenian-born Melania Trump has been unafraid to go against her husband’s “America First” agenda and stay true to her roots, if there’s a message to be taken from her bold, foreign-flavoured wardrobe in 2017. In her first year as first lady, Mrs. […]
By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON — Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze. In a […]
