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No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG - A man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, 58, was at t...
Aug 09, 2019
Health Canada announces changes aimed at dropping prices of patented drugs
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is making changes that will better protect Canadians from excessive drug prices and make patented medicines more affordable. Health Canada is&nbs...
Aug 09, 2019
Oka calls for moratorium on land transfer and seeks RCMP presence in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec town of Oka wants the federal government to impose a moratorium on the proposed transfer of privately owned lands to the neighbouring Mohawk community of Kanesatake. In a se...
Aug 09, 2019
Woods withdraws from Northern Trust, citing oblique strain
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the opening FedEx Cup playoff event with what he calls a mild oblique strain. Woods opened with a 75 on Thursday in The Northern Trust. He says his o...
Aug 09, 2019
US stocks erase most of an early loss as volatility surges
Stocks overcame a big loss on Wall Street Wednesday, though the market's recovery left plenty of signs of worry among investors that the fallout from the trade war between the U.S. and China will spre...
Aug 09, 2019
El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain
EL PASO, Texas - The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes...
Aug 09, 2019
Protesters chant against Trump as he visits Dayton, El Paso
EL PASO, Texas - Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wound...
Aug 09, 2019
Canadian wage growth climbs to highest mark since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA - Canada lost 24,200 jobs last month and its unemployment rate moved up to 5.7 per cent to give the economy its weakest three-month stretch of job creation since early 2018. On the po...
Aug 09, 2019
US wholesale prices rise just 0.2% in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices ticked up just 0.2% in July, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are largely in check. The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index - which...
Aug 09, 2019
Richard Gere visits migrants stuck at sea in Mediterranean
Actor Richard Gere is visiting rescued migrants on board a humanitarian ship that has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week. The Hollywood star took food and supplies by boat Friday to 1...
Aug 09, 2019