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Conservatives' O'Toole says MPs can vote freely on two controversial bills
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party. Last week, the Liberal government reintroduced legislation to ban the pr...
Oct 07, 2020
Winnipeg Jets lock up defenceman Dylan DeMelo for four years with $12-million deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year extension with an average annual value of US$3 million. The Jets acquired the 27-year-old DeMelo from the Ottawa Senator...
Oct 07, 2020
AP source: 2 more positives stops Titans' return to facility
NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, a person familiar with the situation told Th...
Oct 07, 2020
'Saturday Night Live' has best season opener since 2016
NEW YORK - The big debate - the one between Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey - was a winner in the ratings. "Saturday Night Live" scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best i...
Oct 07, 2020
Reward set as Atlanta police seek suspect in actor's death
ATLANTA - Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward as they continue to search for the person who shot actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd in Atlanta. Best known for his roles in Spike Lee films, Byrd was fou...
Oct 07, 2020
AP source: US to announce charges against British IS members
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges Wednesday against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages, a law e...
Oct 07, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: School board discusses way too much behind closed doors
KAMLOOPS - THE KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON school board's view of what should be discussed in secret continues to confound me.To the board's credit, it releases minutes of its in-camera meetings in a timely man...
Oct 07, 2020
Viewer's Guide: Virus response on stage with Pence, Harris
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris do not have a tough act to follow. The vice-presidential debate set for Wednesday night follows the disorderly prime-time spectacle last week that had viewers of President...
Oct 07, 2020
Voter beware: US tells public how to avoid election mischief
WASHINGTON - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the ...
Oct 07, 2020
Problem at Roche warehouse raises fears over UK COVID tests
LONDON - Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche said Wednesday that problems at a U.K. warehouse are delaying shipments of testing products to clinics and hospitals, triggering concerns that COVID-19 testing...
Oct 07, 2020
