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2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league
The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...
Dec 23, 2019
23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
NEW DELHI - Violent protests against India's citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants swept the country over the weekend despite the government's ban on public assembly and suspension of intern...
Dec 23, 2019
French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro dies at 86
PARIS - French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who was known for his use of vibrant colour, mixed prints and elegant draping, has died at the age of 86. Ungaro's death was confirmed Sunday by the epo...
Dec 23, 2019
US home sales tumbled 1.7% in November
WASHINGTON - Home-buying slumped in November, with many Americans priced out of the market by rising prices and a shortage of sales listings. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sale...
Dec 23, 2019
Laura Dern narrates "Little Women" audiobook
NEW YORK - Laura Dern likes the spoken word so much she even enjoys callbacks to re-record lines for her movies. "Some actors complain about it," she says. "But it gives me an opportunity to add somet...
Dec 23, 2019
30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction
DALLAS - Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 "Garfield" comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with at least a couple of strips featur...
Dec 23, 2019
Man sought after Mountie dragged, injured on northern Saskatchewan road
LA LOCHE, Sask. - A northern Saskatchewan RCMP officer is recovering from injuries after police say he was dragged several metres during a vehicle stop. The La Loche detachment constable pulled over a...
Dec 23, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY
Durable Goods
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in six months, led by a large decrease in orders for defence aircraft and parts. A closely watched ca...
Dec 23, 2019
Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi's killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbu...
Dec 23, 2019
Fire at warehouse in India's capital kills 9
NEW DELHI - A fire at a warehouse in India's capital on Monday killed nine people and injured three others, an official said. The fire broke out early in the morning in New Delhi's Kirari area. Its ca...
Dec 23, 2019