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Drop in US service sector activity raises economic concerns
WASHINGTON - Growth in the U.S. economy's vast services sector slowed sharply in September to its lowest point in three years, suggesting that the Trump administration's trade conflicts and rising unc...
Oct 05, 2019
Rugby league officials say Wolfpack meet promotion criteria if they win Saturday
TORONTO - On the eve of their promotion showdown with Featherstone Rovers, the Toronto Wolfpack have got the green light to join the Super League if they win Saturday's Million Pound Game. T...
Oct 05, 2019
Tax cuts and tax credits are 'innovative' policy ideas, says Andrew Scheer
UPPER KINGSCLEAR, N.B. - What Andrew Scheer bills as innovative policy ideas are in fact deeply rooted in basic conservative fundamentals. Before Thursday, at least nine of the Conservatives' mai...
Oct 05, 2019
Trudeau says he would look at ways to improve medical assistance in dying law
MONTREAL - A re-elected Liberal government would expand Canadians' eligibility for medically assisted dying with legislation to bring the law into line with a recent court ruling, Liberal Leader Justi...
Oct 05, 2019
Last Sable Island horse in captivity dies at wildlife park in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The last Sable Island horse in captivity - a stocky, chestnut-coloured male with no name - has died. The 30-year-old animal, which was in declining health, was ...
Oct 05, 2019
4 homeless men attacked and killed in New York City
NEW YORK - A man wielding a long metal object rampaged through New York City early Saturday attacking sleeping homeless people, killing four and leaving a fifth in critical condition. New York Police ...
Oct 05, 2019
Civilian employee kills 4 in knife attack at Paris police HQ
PARIS - A civilian employee raged through Paris police headquarters with a knife Thursday, stabbing four police colleagues to death before he was shot and killed, French authorities said. The man, a t...
Oct 05, 2019
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK - Twitter and YouTube have removed a video from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. Both a Twitter pos...
Oct 05, 2019
Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on trademark red beret
KAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan pop star and opposition figure whose trademark red beret has been banned by the government is urging supporters to defy the order that he calls a "sham." The beret worn b...
Oct 05, 2019
Bianca Andreescu ready to face Naomi Osaka after 17th win in a row
BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu's next test figures to be one of her biggest challenges of the year. The Canadian tennis star set up a quarterfinal showdown with Japan's Naomi Osaka on Friday by winni...
Oct 05, 2019