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Man guilty of killing 2 police officers faces death penalty
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida man has been convicted of fatally shooting two police officers and could be sentenced to death. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 47-year-old Everett Glenn Miller guilty wa...
Sep 11, 2019
'We want him in the mix': Marner absent from Maple Leafs' golf tournament
MILTON, Ont. - Morgan Rielly would have liked nothing more than to tee off with Mitch Marner at the Toronto Maple Leafs' annual golf tournament. After going through William Nylander's contract impasse...
Sep 11, 2019
'Friends of Science' thanks Elections Canada for warning on climate-change talk
OTTAWA - A Calgary organization that argues climate change is nothing close to a global emergency says Elections Canada is right to keep a close eye on campaign-period communications from th...
Sep 11, 2019
Canadian passengers scramble after British Airways cancels flights due to strike
LONDON - Canadian travel agencies are scrambling to help passengers whose British Airways flights have been cancelled on Monday and Tuesday after a pilots strike grounded the global carrier. The ...
Sep 11, 2019
Bill giving protections to Uber drivers, others moves ahead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Assembly is expected to give final consideration Wednesday to a bill that would provide new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy compani...
Sep 11, 2019
Spokesman: Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies at age 91
OKLAHOMA CITY - T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens' spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed the de...
Sep 11, 2019
Tories turn to Bryan Adams' songwriter for election campaign theme
TORONTO - The Conservatives have turned to Bryan Adams' longtime hitmaker Jim Vallance to pen their campaign song. The guitar-driven tune is packed with Vallance's trademarked pop-rock zeal, as a chor...
Sep 11, 2019
Girlfriend of Browns DE Smith killed in roadside accident
CLEVELAND - The girlfriend of Browns defensive end Chris Smith has been killed in an accident. She was 26. The team said Petara Cordero, died when she was struck by an oncoming car on I-90 West at aro...
Sep 11, 2019
Andreescu set to make millions in endorsements after U.S. Open victory
Tennis phenom Bianca Andreescu won US$3.85 million when she beat Serena Williams in the women's final at the U.S. Open, but it's likely that paycheque is only the beginning of million-dollar payouts&n...
Sep 11, 2019
Use of fake social media bots in Alberta election coming in federal vote: experts
EDMONTON - A federal report confirming the use of false social media posts to try to manipulate last spring's Alberta election points to dangers for the upcoming federal vote, political scie...
Sep 11, 2019