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Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Oct 03, 2019
US authorities seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging
NEW YORK - U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensio...
Oct 03, 2019
Aquarium nursing tropical turtle found 'cold-stunned' off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A turtle that is much more comfortable in tropical waters washed up in Port Alberni on central Vancouver Island with what experts say was a dangerously low body temperature. Vancouver...
Oct 03, 2019
Ohio State shares new crime data on doc, task force details
COLUMBUS, Ohio - About 1,500 instances of decades-old sexual misconduct by a now-deceased Ohio State team doctor were reported last year and this year, the university disclosed Tuesday. It also reveal...
Oct 03, 2019
Tyson Barrie content to fly under the radar for now with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - In most cities and on most teams, acquiring a dynamic offensive defenceman in a blockbuster trade would dominate training camp chatter and make waves on opening night. Tyson Barrie...
Oct 03, 2019
Trump campaign, RNC raise record $125 million in 3rd quarter
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $125 million in the third quarter of the year, a presidential fundraising record. The pro-Trump e...
Oct 03, 2019
Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board
EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people at a house party can be eased back into the community under strict con...
Oct 03, 2019
Premier proposes harsh penalties for farm trespassers
GRANUM, AB - The Alberta government plans to introduce legislation to punish illegal protesters who trespass on farms.During a news conference Thursday morning at a farm near Granum, Premier Jason Ken...
Oct 03, 2019 Farmers seed a field in Cypress County in April 2019 -CHAT News File Photo
Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi
Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...
Oct 03, 2019
Federal judge upholds affirmative action at Harvard
BOSTON - A federal judge Tuesday cleared Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in a ruling that was seen as a major victory for supporters of affirmative action in col...
Oct 03, 2019