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Modi is India's prime minister, but to Trump he's the 'king'
Narendra Modi may be prime minister of India. But to Donald Trump, Modi is "the King." Trump on Tuesday compared Modi to Elvis Presley, the late American singer often referred to as the king of rock a...
Sep 24, 2019
Pelosi expected to announce impeachment probe into Trump
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers following repo...
Sep 24, 2019
Former NHL enforcer Tom Laidlaw billed as first Canadian castaway on 'Survivor'
TORONTO - Former NHL defenceman Tom Laidlaw is among the 20 castaways facing off in the new edition of "Survivor." Global says the 61-year-old athlete is the first Canadian to ever appear on the ...
Sep 24, 2019
California halts prison gang peacemaking effort
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California prison officials have halted an experiment aimed at forcing warring prison gangs to get along with each other after the inmates wound up brawling and even rioting when ...
Sep 24, 2019
Liberals promise lower taxes, cellphone bills in pitch aimed at middle class
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Justin Trudeau promised Sunday to provide Canadians more relief from their tax and cellphone bills, part of the Liberal leader's effort to steer his campaign back ...
Sep 24, 2019
Fix could be delayed for Cape Breton town plagued by stinky sewage
INVERNESS, N.S. - Residents of a small community in Cape Breton are worried they'll have to suffer through another year of putrid fumes wafting from an overworked sewage lagoon despite a hig...
Sep 24, 2019
Massachusetts temporarily banning sale of vaping products
BOSTON - The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's order Tuesday a...
Sep 24, 2019
Which NHL coaches and GMs could find themselves on the hot seat this season?
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock acknowledged on the first day of training camp his seat could be a little warmer this season. After a 2017-18 campaign that saw no coaching changes dur...
Sep 24, 2019
Ottawa 'seized' with concerns about new Syrian consul in Montreal: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Outrage over a sympathizer of Syrian President Bashar Assad's having been approved as that country's honorary consul in Montreal emerged on the federal campaign trail Tuesday even as the gove...
Sep 24, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks prepare to use two quarterbacks against Eskimos
OTTAWA - The slumping Ottawa Redblacks plan to use two quarterbacks for their next game. Head coach Rick Campbell says Dominique Davis and Jonathon Jennings both will see time on Saturday when Ottawa ...
Sep 24, 2019