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Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets that he later sold to Uber as the ride-hailing service scrambled to catch up in the high-stakes ra...
Aug 29, 2019
Federal judge blocks Missouri's 8-week abortion ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented. U.S. District J...
Aug 29, 2019
Alberta man argues medical professionals failed son who died of meningitis
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta man whose son died of meningitis has told a court in Lethbridge, Alta., that the Crown has failed to prove he and his wife were responsible. David Stephan and his w...
Aug 29, 2019
New trial ordered for men convicted of terror charges in plot to derail train
TORONTO - Two men found guilty of terrorism charges in connection with a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. were granted a new trial Tuesday after Ontario's hi...
Aug 29, 2019
Labour leader Sid Ryan quits campaign for Ontario NDP nomination
OTTAWA - Longtime labour leader Sid Ryan is dropping out of the NDP nomination race in Oshawa, Ont., because he says the party hasn't approved his candidacy in time to have a fair fight. In ...
Aug 29, 2019
Manitoba triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk uptrending towards Tokyo 2020
Tyler Mislawchuk races with his heart. Adding his head has made for a breakout triathlon season. So far in 2019, the 25-year-old Manitoban won his first ca...
Aug 29, 2019
Man rejected from babysitting jobs files human rights complaints against parents
EDMONTON - A legal group wants complaints thrown out from an Edmonton man who claims parents discriminated against him when they didn't hire him as a babysitter. The Just...
Aug 29, 2019
Federal election materials being shipped across country to prepare for campaign
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says Elections Canada will be ready for the fall federal campaign, whenever it is called. The election date is set for Oct. 21, but the campaign could be...
Aug 29, 2019
Canada pushing for Amazon protections in free-trade talks with Brazil
OTTAWA - Canada is forging ahead with trade talks with the South American Mercosur trading bloc, hoping to push Brazil to better protect the critical Amazon rainforest, a government spokesman sai...
Aug 29, 2019
Andrew Scheer surfaces after controversial week for Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is set to address social policy controversies that have dogged him and his party for the last week and raised questions about the party's potential in t...
Aug 29, 2019