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Poor People's Campaign to register voters on 20-state tour
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People's Campaign will begin touring more than 20 states later this month to bring together residents of disenfranchised communities and help them register to vote. The Rev. W...
Sep 09, 2019
Email: Opioid talks fail, 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 09, 2019
Crown says former hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about wife's supposed failings
OTTAWA - A Crown attorney says former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about his wife Caitlan Coleman being a neglectful, unfit mother. Prosecutor Jason Neubauer says Boyle, who i...
Sep 09, 2019
3 killed, including 2 children, in shooting in Dutch city
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch police officer and two children died and a woman was seriously wounded in a shooting Monday at a home in the city of Dordrecht, authorities said. Police said in a stat...
Sep 09, 2019
First witness takes the stand at double murder trial of Ugo Fredette
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The trial of a Quebec man facing two counts of first-degree murder heard from a first witness today at a courthouse north of Montreal. Ugo Fredette pleaded not guilty at...
Sep 09, 2019
Bethel-Thompson leads Toronto Argonauts past Ottawa Redblacks 46-27
OTTAWA - In Corey Chamblin's mind the Toronto Argonauts have finally responded to hardship. McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw three touchdowns and two interceptions as the Toronto Argonauts downed the...
Sep 09, 2019
Tory leader pitches tax cuts, NDP woos Liberals ahead of Manitoba election day
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's political leaders made their final pitches to voters Monday - one day before an election that determines whether the Progressive Conservatives win a second mandate after three ye...
Sep 09, 2019
End of an era: Lone peep show in Las Vegas area closes
LAS VEGAS - An adult video and bookstore that's believed to have operated the last remaining peep show in the Las Vegas area has closed, marking the end of an era. Showgirl Video shut down last month ...
Sep 09, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats come off bye week and into an important four-game stretch
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head into an important four-game stretch following their first of two bye weeks. The East Division-leading Ticats (9-2) visit the Calgary Stampeders (7...
Sep 09, 2019
Toronto FC fullback Richie Laryea turning heads with club and country
The future looked uncertain for Richie Laryea last November when Orlando City SC declined his contract option three seasons after drafting him seventh overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. With his part...
Sep 09, 2019
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