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Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only me...
Aug 18, 2020
Freeland to become new Finance Minister
OTTAWA - Several sources report today (August 18) that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is going to be named Canada's new Finance Minister. Freeland has been front and centre in dealing with in...
Aug 18, 2020
DeBrusk, Bruins rally in 3rd to beat Hurricanes 4-3
TORONTO - Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins quickly went from trailing by two goals to overwhelming the Carolina Hurricanes with a dominating third period. DeBrusk scored twice while t...
Aug 18, 2020
US home construction surges 22.6%, third straight increase
WASHINGTON - Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department reported Tuesday that new homes were st...
Aug 18, 2020
Motorcyclist dead after Cariboo accident
WILLIAMS LAKE - One person is dead after an accident in the Cariboo Saturday (August 15). According to a news release from North District RCMP, Corporal Madonna Saunderson says RCMP were called to the...
Aug 18, 2020
Parties urged to agree on safe way to hold possible election in pandemic
OTTAWA - What happens if Canada's minority Liberal government is defeated this fall and Elections Canada concludes it can't safely conduct an election because a second wave of the deadly coronavirus i...
Aug 18, 2020
Lightning win 2-1, put Blue Jackets on brink of elimination
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Ya...
Aug 18, 2020
Avalanche overwhelm Coyotes 7-1 to take 3-1 series lead
EDMONTON - The Colorado Avalanche scored three early goals, revved up their power play and hit Arizona with a barrage of odd-man rushes. Their defence closed in around goalie Philipp Grubauer, shut do...
Aug 18, 2020
Bill Morneau leaves cabinet, federal politics, as suddenly as he arrived
OTTAWA - William Francis Morneau leaves federal politics as suddenly as he burst onto the Ottawa scene less than five years ago. In November 2015, the newly elected Liberal member for Toronto Cen...
Aug 18, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: What the world really needs now is a better mask
KAMLOOOPS - HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT that, mask-wise, what the world really needs is a better mouse trap?Since the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of energy and money has been put into inventing a vacci...
Aug 18, 2020
