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Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected
CLEVELAND - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation's deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks sai...
Sep 07, 2019
'Outrageous:' Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
CALGARY - Parliamentary security says it made a mistake telling an Alberta man he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate. William La...
Sep 07, 2019
Lululemon says U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to have little impact on retailer
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it doesn't expect U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will hurt its atheleisure business because it sources relatively little of its goods from the Asian cou...
Sep 07, 2019
Bethel-Thompson leads Toronto Argonauts past Ottawa Redblacks 46-27
OTTAWA - McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw three touchdowns and two interceptions as the Toronto Argonauts downed the Ottawa Redblacks 46-17 on Saturday for their first road win since 2017. Bethel-Thompson...
Sep 07, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack dispatch Leigh Centurions to extend winning streak to 21 games
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack downed Leigh Centurions 46-12 Saturday to run their winning streak to 21 games as they wrapped up regular-season play in the Betfred Championship. The league-leading Wol...
Sep 07, 2019
Official: Trump to challenge California mileage authority
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards, a government official said Thursday, c...
Sep 07, 2019
No conviction in California warehouse fire stuns families
OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury on Thursday didn't convict two men charged after flames tore through a party at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse that had been converted into a mazelike artist space, stunni...
Sep 07, 2019
Dark 'Joker' wins top Venice Film Festival prize
Todd Phillips' dark comic book film "Joker" has won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Jury president Lucretia Martel on Saturday announced this year's winners of th...
Sep 07, 2019
In US Open final, Nadal seeks 19th major, Medvedev eyes 1st
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal shrugged his shoulders once, twice, three times. If his words weren't going to make his position clear, his body language would. The question: Would he like to end up with the ...
Sep 07, 2019
B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps
VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to quash policies it says were illegally created for ride-hailing companies but the province's tr...
Sep 07, 2019
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