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Ninety-eight rookie MPs undergo House of Commons training in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity. The House of Commons began welcoming the rookie MPs, inc...
Oct 31, 2019
Federal judge blocks Alabama's strict abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law - part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative s...
Oct 31, 2019
Li delights home crowd and takes lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI - Li Haotong has come a long way in the HSBC Champions, which he realized before hitting any of his 64 shots Thursday that carried him to a one-shot lead. Standing next to him on the tee was ...
Oct 31, 2019
Gooding due in court to face new sex misconduct allegations
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. faces a new accuser and new charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case, his lawyer said Wednesday. The actor is due in court Thursday for an arraignment on an upda...
Oct 31, 2019
Fraud, corruption trial underway for former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi
MONTREAL - The fraud and corruption trial of a former executive with the Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has gotten underway at the Montreal courthouse. Jurors were selected earlier this week i...
Oct 31, 2019
AP sources: Hinchcliffe to be replaced at new McLaren team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - James Hinchcliffe has been released from the new Arrow McLaren SP Racing team, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press, despite repeated public as...
Oct 31, 2019
Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles dies at 79
RICHMOND, Va. - Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles, a Democrat known as the "transportation governor" and for his work to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and increase foreign trade, died Tuesday. He was ...
Oct 31, 2019
Toronto FC season has been a slow boil but team is getting hot at the right time
ATLANTA - Toronto FC's season has been a slow boil. But Greg Vanney's team is getting hot at the right time. And in reaching the MLS Cup for the third time in four years, Toronto is renewing acquainta...
Oct 31, 2019
High court to review disclosure of Barry and Honey Sherman estate files
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review an appeal court's decision to unseal files related to the estates of wealthy Toronto couple Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found murdered ...
Oct 31, 2019
High court won't look at officer's bid for military disability benefits
OTTAWA - A decorated military officer who suffered serious injuries in a car accident won't get a chance at the Supreme Court of Canada to argue her case for disability benefits. Following a 2006 coll...
Oct 31, 2019