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House Democrat Richard Neal talks new NAFTA with Liberals in Ottawa
OTTAWA - An influential American Democratic lawmaker affirmed his party's commitment to push the ratification of the new North American free trade deal during a visit Wednesday wit...
Nov 08, 2019
Black man thought he'd go blind after beating, police officer's trial hears
OSHAWA, Ont. - A young black man told an Ontario court Wednesday he was beaten so badly by a Toronto police officer and his brother that he could barely feel anything anymore and didn't realize h...
Nov 08, 2019
Screenwriters honoured with film academy's Nicholl award
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Five emerging screenwriters gained the film academy's stamp of admission into Hollywood with help from an ensemble of actors that included Tyrese Gibson and Rosa Salazar. The A...
Nov 08, 2019
Liberal Tucson, Arizona, rejects push to be sanctuary city
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona's second-largest city wanted to send a message after the state passed a law that required local police to check the immigration status of people suspected of being in the count...
Nov 08, 2019
Greece: New bid to understand prehistoric engineering feat
ATHENS, Greece - New excavations at an unusual prehistoric fortress northwest of Athens could hold the key to understanding one of ancient Greece's most impressive engineering feats, which converted a...
Nov 08, 2019
Olympic champ's heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA
KATOWICE, Poland - The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that led up to it. Bruised, berated and criticized by so...
Nov 08, 2019
Suspected rebels kill 15 at southern Thailand security posts
YALA, Thailand - Gunmen in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand killed 15 village defence volunteers and wounded five security personnel in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on government fo...
Nov 07, 2019
"Lively meeting" at MLA town hall
Medicine Hat, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes got an earful from the more than 100 constituents who showed up to his town hall meeting Thursday night as a large group of the city`s provincia...
Nov 07, 2019
Jaden Schwartz finishes off 3-on-0 to lift Blues over Canucks in OT
VANCOUVER - It was something he had never seen before, but Jaden Schwartz made the most of the situation. Schwartz scored on a 3-on-0 breakaway at 3:28 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2...
Nov 07, 2019
Matthew Tkachuk nets OT winner for Flames in 4-3 victory over Coyotes
CALGARY - It wasn't an acrobatic between-the-legs overtime winner, but Matthew Tkachuk's second OT goal in as many weeks lifted the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tu...
Nov 07, 2019