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David Brion Davis, scholar of slavery, dead at 92  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — David Brion Davis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who documented the centrality of slavery in Western culture through a landmark trilogy that ...

Review: On 'Social Cues,' Cage the Elephant sound uncaged  Souris Plain DealerCage the Elephant, "Social Cues" (RCA)The new Cage the Elephant album begins with a spacy, otherworldly hum that's interrupted by some throbbing, insistent ...

Alberta leaders renew attacks on final full day of election campaign  Souris Plain DealerSHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — A day before Alberta voters go to the polls, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney and the NDP's Rachel Notley traded attacks ...

Toronto archbishop laments fire ravaging Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — The Archbishop of Toronto said Monday the fire that heavily damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a tragic event that has touched people ...

A potential name change is not imminent for CFL's Edmonton Eskimos  Souris Plain DealerThe Edmonton Eskimos have no immediate plans to change their name.The CFL franchise has spent the past couple of years speaking with Inuit leaders and ...

Northwestern Ontario school board grappling with string of anonymous threats  Souris Plain DealerA school board in northwestern Ontario grappling with a string of anonymous threats has started posting school work online so students won't fall behind as a ...

Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coach  Souris Plain DealerPHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since ...

Attacked newsroom: Pulitzer commemorated with sombre silence  Souris Plain DealerANNAPOLIS, Md. — Capital Gazette staff members stayed silent and somberly exchanged hugs Monday when the Maryland newspaper won a special Pulitzer ...

Pulitzers given to Aretha Franklin, author Richard Powers  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Aretha Franklin received an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Monday, as judges praised the late icon "for her indelible contribution to American music ...

Four dead after shooting in Penticton; one male suspect in custody  Souris Plain DealerPENTICTON, B.C. — The RCMP say a 60-year-old man is in custody after four targeted shootings in Penticton, B.C., on Monday left two men and two women ...

Game of Thrones: Managing a merger as the zombies close in  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — It was never going to be easy to pull together a motley band of warrior eunuchs, Wildling anarchists, nomadic horse lords, fire-belching ...

AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and ...

Judge sends Canadian to US prison for risky tunnel scheme  Souris Plain DealerDETROIT — A Canadian cab driver who made extra money by steering desperate immigrants to a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River was sentenced ...

Ottawa Redblacks appoint Joe Paopao as their new running backs coach  Souris Plain DealerOTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks named Joe Paopao as their running backs coach Monday.Paopao, 63, played quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders ...

Review: 'The Peacock Emporium' reminds us to live in the now  Souris Plain Dealer"The Peacock Emporium" (Penguin), by Jojo MoyesSuzanna Peacock's marriage can only be described as stagnant. After financial troubles require her and her ...

Massive fire engulfs beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris  Souris Plain DealerPARIS — A massive fire swept across the top of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, collapsing its spire and ...

Complaint: Man went to Mall of America intending to kill  Souris Plain DealerMINNEAPOLIS — The man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he was angry at being rejected by ...

Shapovalov's clay-court campaign begins with 1st-round loss  Souris Plain DealerMONACO — Denis Shapovalov's clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as the Canadian lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte ...

Russian company to invest in Kentucky aluminum mill  Souris Plain DealerFRANKFORT, Ky. — An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia is forming a partnership with a Russian company that until ...

Carly Simon writing memoir about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Carly Simon is writing an "intimate, vulnerable" memoir about a very famous friend, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Farrar, Straus and Giroux ...

Book Review: Gorgeous novel explores adopting a foster child  Souris Plain Dealer"The Risk of Us," (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Rachel HowardWith breathtaking brevity, Rachel Howard's debut novel, "The Risk of Us," illuminates the joys, ...

Kashechewan First Nation faces 'massive trauma' with flooding: MP  Souris Plain DealerOTTAWA — The pain of spring flooding at a First Nation in northern Ontario is hitting harder this year, as government promises for a permanent new location ...

Remote Labrador may get more server farms under N.L. government plan  Souris Plain DealerST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Remote Labrador could host more server farms for Bitcoin and other high-energy users under a plan from the provincial government.

Hughes, Kakko remain top prospects as NHL Central Scouting releases rankings  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — American centre Jack Hughes remained the top North American prospect, while Finnish right-winger Kaapo Kakko maintained the No.

Canada joins new German-France 'alliance' that doesn't include U.S.  Souris Plain DealerOTTAWA — Canada has formally joined a German-French coalition aimed at saving the international world order from destruction by various world dictators and ...

Steve Martin collaborating on 'ultimate cartoon book'  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Steve Martin could not be happier about his latest book and about the chance to work with New Yorker artist Harry Bliss.Celadon Books ...

Financials help boost TSX, U.S. stock markets down at late morning  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — The financial sector led a broad-based rally on the Toronto Stock Exchange to push Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading, ...

Marlies lone Canadian team out of four to reach AHL playoffs  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — A Canadian presence in the American Hockey League playoffs will only last as long as the Toronto Marlies do.The defending Calder Cup ...

Former foster child remembers B.C. shooting victim as loving and supportive  Souris Plain DealerSALMON ARM , B.C. — A former foster child of a British Columbia man killed at a church on the weekend is remembering the shooting victim as someone who ...

Storms leave deaths, damage and injuries in their wake  Souris Plain DealerStrong storms, including at least one tornado, swept through parts of the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic region, damaging homes and businesses and causing ...

Charges laid after 13 vehicles damaged in bizarre Edmonton gas-splashing  Souris Plain DealerEDMONTON — A man who was arrested in Edmonton with the help of a citizen after allegedly lighting vehicles on fire now faces charges.Police say no one was ...

Study: Fox News is obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's name is on the lips of nearly everyone at Fox News.A study found that the New York City Democrat ...

'Shazam!' bests newcomers with $25.1M second weekend  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — A rush of newcomers couldn't shake "Shazam!" from the top spot, as the superhero comedy led the box office for the second straight weekend ...

Detroit museum marking day honouring city's sports champions  Souris Plain DealerDETROIT — In 1936, Michigan Gov. Frank Fitzgerald declared April 18 "Detroit Champions' Day" to mark the championships earned by all of the city's ...

Moscow court orders new study in theatre director's case  Souris Plain DealerMOSCOW — A court in Moscow has commissioned a new expert study in the case of an acclaimed theatre and film director accused of embezzlement, and ...

Ontario's court challenge against federal carbon tax gets underway today  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top court today.The province's Progressive Conservative government ...

Jets bounce back with 6-3 win over Blues  Souris Plain DealerST. LOUIS — Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got back on track by sticking to the same way they wanted to play all along.Connor scored twice, Patrik Laine ...

Blue Jackets move to the brink of sweeping Lightning  Souris Plain DealerCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win.

Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima's melted reactor begins  Souris Plain DealerTOKYO — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing fuel from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down ...

Trump building up a campaign cash advantage  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top ...