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Montreal demonstrators protest Turkish military invasion in northern Syria
MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal Saturday to protest Turkey's incursion into northeast Syria, warning of humanitarian disaster and U.S. strategic folly. Members of the Kurdish-C...
Oct 12, 2019
California governor signs fur sale, circus animal bans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and the third to bar most animals from circus performances under a pair of bills signed Satu...
Oct 12, 2019
'Corporate welfare' a Conservative target in first 100 days, Scheer says
BURNABY, B.C. - Andrew Scheer started to lay out on Saturday what he would do in the first 100 days of a Conservative government to end what he calls "frivolous spending." The Conservat...
Oct 12, 2019
Manitoba Hydro unable to estimate how long some customers will be without power
WINNIPEG - Electricity is returning for many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can't even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to...
Oct 12, 2019
Singh promises programs, funding to get new jobs for oilsands workers
BRAMPTON, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging to help oilsands workers find new jobs outside the sector if his party forms government and implements its plan to combat climate change. His part...
Oct 12, 2019
Final arguments begin in case of Quebec man charged in slaying of wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette had reached a breaking point the day two people including his ex-wife were killed, and his actions and decisions were fuelled by that break, his lawyer to...
Oct 12, 2019
Canadian Ellie Black sprains ankle, just misses podium at worlds
STUTTGART, Germany - Canada's Ellie Black was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain after narrowly missing the podium in the all-around competition on Thursday at the world gymnastics championships. The ...
Oct 12, 2019
Uber driver not guilty in death of passenger in Denver
DENVER - A jury on Thursday found an Uber driver not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a passenger he said attacked him while driving on a freeway in Denver. Jurors sided with Michael Hancock,...
Oct 12, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools writing Education Minister to retain legal name
Red Deer, AB - The Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees will be writing Education Minister Adriana LaGrange in their bid to keep the word "Public" in their legal name.The Public School Boards Ass...
Oct 12, 2019
Simone Biles wins vault to tie worlds medal record
STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast, but couldn't add another i...
Oct 12, 2019