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Comedian Baron Cohen asks judge to dismiss Roy Moore lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen asked a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's defamation lawsuit over a television segment that lampooned Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegation...
Sep 17, 2019
UVic opens counselling services after deadly bus crash kills two students
VICTORIA - University of Victoria students are grappling with the sudden deaths of two of their peers in a bus crash Friday evening en route to a marine research centre. Forty-five students and two te...
Sep 17, 2019
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...
Sep 17, 2019
Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...
Sep 17, 2019
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019
TYH: Are your electronics causing you ache and pains?
Head up, shoulders back-that's how my mom always told me to sit and walk.However my posture has changed dramatically over the past several years, and originally, I wanted to attribute it to my chair a...
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Province announces help for those in forestry industry
PRINCE GEORGE-The province announced $69 million to fund a new series of measures aimed at supporting workers in the forestry industry today (Sept.17.)The interior forestry industry has been reducing ...
Sep 17, 2019
Oil prices drop ahead of update on Saudi oil production
NEW YORK - Oil prices are falling a day after their biggest single-day jump in years due to a weekend attack on a key Saudi Arabia energy facility. U.S. oil fell nearly 5% to $59.96 a barrel Tuesday w...
Sep 17, 2019