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The politics of abortion: why the parties are talking about it in the campaign
OTTAWA - The politically charged issue of abortion has been getting renewed attention ahead of the federal election campaign, even though party leaders are saying they have no plans to reopen the deba...
Sep 10, 2019
Chris Stewart hoping to resurrect NHL career with Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Stewart's bags were packed. Minus any suitable NHL offers last summer, the big forward was ready to pull up stakes and head to Russia's Kontinental Hockey League in hopes of resurrecting his car...
Sep 10, 2019
NHL camps opening with list of unsigned free agents
P.K. Subban doesn't want to give advice to all the unsigned young players around the NHL. He just vividly remembers his own experience as a restricted free agent. Before he signed a short, so-called "...
Sep 10, 2019
Lawyer: John Hinckley interested in music industry job
WASHINGTON - The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California, his lawyer said at a court hearing in Washington on ...
Sep 10, 2019
US seeks to dismiss tribes' lawsuit over Keystone pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. - Attorneys for the Trump administration are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from Native American tribes that want to block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Tribes ...
Sep 10, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he hit wife with broom only because she asked him
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle acknowledges hitting his wife Caitlan Coleman with a broom after they were freed from overseas captivity, but says he did it only because she asked to be spanked. Under cross-exa...
Sep 10, 2019
Vote to be held October 21
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...
Sep 10, 2019 Canadian Press photo
Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...
Sep 10, 2019
Amnesty 'deeply concerned' about Alberta's plans to fight oil industry foes
CALGARY - Amnesty International says it's "deeply concerned" about the Alberta government's plans to fight back against oil and gas industry critics. Alex Neve, secretary general of the human rights g...
Sep 10, 2019
Gasol didn't think twice about suiting up for Spain soon after Raptors season
SHANGHAI - Marc Gasol remembers the day the coveted invitation to join Spain's storied national basketball program arrived in the mail. He was maybe 14 or 15 years old at the time. "(Me and ...
Sep 10, 2019