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J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital
NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company said all four of his works, including "The Catcher in...
Aug 13, 2019
Janarion Grant, Brandon Banks and C.J. Gable named CFL top performers for Week 9
TORONTO - Winnipeg receiver Janarion Grant, Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks and Edmonton running back C.J. Gable are the CFL's top performers for Week 9. Grant had 306 all-purpose yards...
Aug 13, 2019
Canada slips to third in Pan Am overall medals, fourth in gold standings
LIMA, Peru - The Lima Pan Am Games drew to a close Sunday with Canada slipping in the medal standings, but securing several valuable qualification spots for the Tokyo Olympics next year...
Aug 13, 2019
US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
WASHINGTON - The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that trigge...
Aug 13, 2019
US consumer prices rose 0.3% amid widespread cost increases
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in July, pushed higher by more expensive gas, medical care and housing. The consumer price index increased 1.8% compared with a year earlier, up from 1.6% i...
Aug 13, 2019
Trudeau, Tory to discuss gun violence a day after police funding announced
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet with Toronto's mayor today to discuss possible strategies to combat gun violence. The prime minister's meeting with John Tory is set to...
Aug 13, 2019
Domestic dispute goes public
MEDICINE HAT - The sight of a man hanging onto the side of a moving vehicle near Dunmore Road and Southview Drive S.E. around 6 last night - brought lots of calls to city police.Witnesses saw the fema...
Aug 13, 2019 CHAT News Today File
Octavia Spencer to be honoured by gay-rights education group
LOS ANGELES - Octavia Spencer will be honoured by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network with its Inspiration Award at a gala later this year. The group known as GLSEN announced Tuesday that ...
Aug 13, 2019
Comedian Andy Dick reports attack in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Comedian Andy Dick says he was assaulted outside a New Orleans nightclub after performing in the French Quarter. Dick tells The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate he was unconscious...
Aug 13, 2019
Will populist politics undo a renaissance at Italy's Uffizi?
FLORENCE, Italy - To protect the masterpieces at the Uffizi Galleries, the Florence museum's director climbed a ladder and hurled an employee's bicycle down at a sheet of glass specially made to keep ...
Aug 13, 2019