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Bombers release wide receiver Matthews six games into a three-season contract
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson wore more than just his heart on his sleeve Wednesday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman had receiver Chris Matthews' No. 13 white jersey over top of his own...
Aug 30, 2019
Virginia Beach official resigns over mass shooting response
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Three months after a Virginia Beach city employee killed 12 people in a mass shooting , the city's executive resigned Wednesday following criticism from victims' family members a...
Aug 30, 2019
Airbus pulls out of fighter-jet competition following complaints
OTTAWA - European aerospace giant Airbus is pulling out of the high-stakes competition to build Canada's next fighter jet. Airbus was one of four companies that had been expected to bid on the $19-bil...
Aug 30, 2019
Federal books show $500M shortfall in first quarter of 2019-20 fiscal year
OTTAWA - A preliminary estimate of the federal books says Ottawa ran a budgetary deficit of $500 million through the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared with a $4.3-...
Aug 30, 2019
Georgia GOP Sen. Isakson to retire over health issues
ATLANTA - Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson's announcement Wednesday that he will retire at year's end because of health problems instantly raised Georgia's status as a must-watch 2020 battleground by en...
Aug 30, 2019
Landmark Calgary Tower still closed seven weeks after elevator scare
CALGARY - One of Calgary's most recognizable landmarks remains closed seven weeks after an elevator with eight people on board plunged several floors. Aspen Properties, owner of the Calgary ...
Aug 30, 2019
Reporters focus on Polanski's film, not past, at Venice
VENICE, Italy - Roman Polanski is not at the Venice International Film Festival, but his new film, "An Officer and a Spy" is. Yet after much hand-wringing over his inclusion among the films in competi...
Aug 30, 2019
Lawyer for suspended public servant requests delay in shipbuilding leak case
OTTAWA - A lawyer for a federal public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding project is asking for a delay in the case until next year. Matthew Matchett was...
Aug 30, 2019
3 people injured by lightning in Polish Tatra Mountains
WARSAW, Poland - An official in southern Poland says that three people have been hit by lighting while trekking in the Tatra Mountains, where a thunderstorm killed five people last week. Edward Wlazlo...
Aug 30, 2019
Top women's hockey players announce series of tournaments
Growing up, Kendall Coyne Schofield recalled how her dreams of playing hockey ended at college, or maybe the Winter Games - something the two-time U.S. Olympian forward eventually would achieve. Playi...
Aug 30, 2019