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Defending-champion Calgary Stampeders face longer road to Grey Cup
TORONTO - The road to a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance will be a little longer than usual for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (12-6) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
Nov 05, 2019
Legendary Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 88
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose glamorous persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world, has died...
Nov 05, 2019
ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air
NEW YORK - ABC News is defending itself against charges that it was afraid to air an interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser after video emerged Tuesday showing its reporter, Amy Robach, venting abou...
Nov 05, 2019
Spanx founder buys Olivia Newton-John's 'Grease' pants
NEW YORK - The founder of Spanx was revealed to be the successful bidder for the skintight satin pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in the movie "Grease." Sara Blakely told "CBS This Morning" Tuesday ...
Nov 05, 2019
AP source: White House finds Pelosi drug plan 'unworkable'
WASHINGTON - The White House says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan authorizing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices is "unworkable" and President Donald Trump is instead supporting bipartis...
Nov 05, 2019
Bosnian war survivors protest Peter Handke's Nobel prize win
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Bosnian war survivors, including mothers who lost husbands and sons in the Srebrenica massacre, protested Tuesday in Sarajevo, urging the Nobel Committee to reverse its decision to ...
Nov 05, 2019
At least 9 US citizens die in cartel attack in north Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women - all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico - in a grisly attack th...
Nov 05, 2019
Poppies from the First World War tour country as symbol of hope, resilience
Two years ago when Heather Campbell was sorting through a box of books she came across a Bible from her grandmother. Tucked inside was an envelope carrying a yellowing letter and a poppy fro...
Nov 05, 2019
Two-time Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale dies at 59
Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale, a two-time Olympian who played at four world championships over his career, has died. He was 59. Pasquale, a native of Sudbury, Ont., died Monday f...
Nov 05, 2019
Canadian 'keeper Erin McLeod looks to share her experiences through mindfulness
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod is no stranger to beating herself up over mistakes made on the field. But over the years, the 36-year-old soccer star from St. Albert, Alta., has learned to better hand...
Nov 05, 2019