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Americans head to Canada to buy cheap insulin; some worry about supply here
TORONTO - The soaring cost of insulin in the United States prompted a group of American diabetics to head to Canada on Friday to buy the non-prescription drug at a fraction of the price. The group of ...
Jun 28, 2019
Dixie Chicks say new album is coming
LOS ANGELES - The Dixie Chicks took the long way around, but they're returning with new music soon after a 13-year hiatus. The award-winning group's lead singer, Natalie Maines, took to Instagram rece...
Jun 28, 2019
Manitoba premier to raise Quebec religious symbol law with western premiers
EDMONTON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton. "That is, certa...
Jun 28, 2019
Spate of right whale deaths has almost wiped out recent population gains
HALIFAX - A leading whale expert says confirmation that a sixth North Atlantic right whale has died in Canadian waters this season is devastating for the critically endangered species. ...
Jun 28, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. faces judge in groping case
NEW YORK - Lawyers for Cuba Gooding Jr. are providing a court with video they say will show the actor did not grope a woman at a New York City bar. The prosecution, meanwhile, presented the court Wedn...
Jun 28, 2019
Montreal's new Samuel De Champlain Bridge officially inaugurated
Montreal's new Samuel de Champlain Bridge was officially inaugurated today, and will fully open to traffic on Canada Day. Today's inauguration comes 57 years to the day the first Champlain Bridge...
Jun 28, 2019
Montreal Impact ready for stiff test against defending MLS champs
MONTREAL - Goalkeeper Evan Bush believes the Montreal Impact have yet to realize their full potential. Sitting second in the MLS Eastern Conference, the Impact (9-7-3) could go to the top of...
Jun 28, 2019
2 more deputies fired for inaction after school shooting
MIAMI - Two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 pe...
Jun 28, 2019
R. Kelly's lawyers ask judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit
CHICAGO - R. Kelly's lawyers want a Chicago judge to toss a 2019 lawsuit alleging the singer sexually abused a minor a little over 20 years ago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports their motion to dismiss w...
Jun 28, 2019
IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts ...
Jun 28, 2019
