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Guilty plea in newspaper shootings; insanity hearing is next
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty Monday in the slayings of five employees at an Annapolis newspaper, and a jury is expected to hear testimony next month about whether he was not responsi...
Oct 30, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov upsets Fabio Fognini
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of the Paris Masters after recording his first win over a top-15 player since March. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., upset No. 11 seed...
Oct 30, 2019
Fajardo looks to lead Roughriders to first in West Division standings
With one more regular-season win, Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders can clinch top spot in the West Division and secure a well-earned week off. Saskatchewan (12-5) hosts the Edmonton ...
Oct 30, 2019
Towns postpone trick-or-treating with heavy rain in the forecast for Halloween
MONTREAL - Mother Nature's scary forecast is spooking some Quebec towns into postponing trick-or-treating festivities until Friday. Several towns south and east of Montreal have an...
Oct 30, 2019
Utility says power lines may have started 2 California fires
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Monday its power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fires described in PG&E reports to sta...
Oct 30, 2019
Texas man guilty of stalking, threatening Taylor Swift
NASHVILLE - A 27-year-old Austin, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to pop star Taylor Swift's former record label. Federal prosecutors in Nashville,...
Oct 30, 2019
Singh lays out NDP's first steps in Parliament, vows hard work in Quebec
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party's first act when Parliament returns will be to introduce a private member's bill to create a universal pharmacare system. The New Democrats campaigned ...
Oct 30, 2019
Canada has shown 'uneven progress' on gender equality, says new report
OTTAWA - Canada will be years past celebrating its tricentennial before the country can close the economic gap between men and women if things keep improving at the glacial pace they are now, a n...
Oct 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler eyes Peugeot merger, seeking strength in size
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Wednesday it is in talks with French rival PSA Peugeot in its second bid this year to reshape the global auto industry at a time of heightened uncertainty for th...
Oct 30, 2019
Canadian women's hockey team to play U.S. in Moncton, Victoria and Vancouver
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team will host the United States in Moncton, N.B., Victoria and Vancouver this winter. The Rivalry Series between the two countries has been expanded from it...
Oct 30, 2019