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Montreal Canadiens sign Michael McCarron to one-year, two-way deal
MONTREAL - Michael McCarron and the Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract on Saturday. The deal will pay McCarron US$700,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 in the Amer...
Jul 29, 2019
Trump to sign Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is set to sign a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. Appearing in the Rose Garden on Monday wit...
Jul 29, 2019
At least 20 people donated max to both Liberals and Conservatives in 2018
OTTAWA - The chairman of the board of Bombardier, a scion of the Rotman family, the chairman of a major power company - these prominent Canadians all gave as much money as they're allowed, or close to...
Jul 29, 2019
Meghan guest edits UK Vogue, focusing on trailblazing women
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme "Forces for Change." Royal officials say the issue coming out Aug. 2 features "change-maker...
Jul 29, 2019
Anne Hathaway opens up about fertility struggles
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Anne Hathaway, who announced this week she was expecting her second child, says she came forward about her struggles with getting pregnant because infertility can be deeply iso...
Jul 29, 2019
Tip shifts focus of manhunt for B.C. murder suspects to York Landing, Man.
GILLAM, Man. - A new tip has led police involved in the escalating manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects to another remote community in northern Manitoba. RCMP posted an update on Twi...
Jul 29, 2019
Man in custody after police find four bodies inside Markham, Ont., home
MARKHAM, Ont. - A lot of questions remain to be answered today after four bodies were found inside a home in Markham, Ont., just north of Toronto. York Regional Police said officers discovered the bod...
Jul 29, 2019
2 US teens jailed in Italy in policeman's killing
ROME - Two American teenagers who were classmates at a California high school spent a second night in a Rome jail Saturday after they were interrogated for hours about their alleged roles in the murde...
Jul 29, 2019
Hong Kong police tear gas protest against mob violence
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to march in a neighbourhood where last weekend a mob apparently targeting demons...
Jul 29, 2019
Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US
STOCKHOLM - Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate ch...
Jul 29, 2019