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North Carolina man identified as victim of John Wayne Gacy
CHICAGO (AP) - A North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s, authorities said Monday. Francis Wa...
Oct 25, 2021
Messier offers his views on leadership, success in new memoir 'No One Wins Alone"
Mark Messier calls "No One Wins Alone" his memoir. But it's really the hockey icon's recipe for success, on and off the ice. And given Messier's resume, it's no surprise he wrote the book on winning. ...
Oct 25, 2021
GG, Legion mark 100th anniversary of poppy symbol during fundraising campaign launch
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon received the symbolic first poppy Monday as the Royal Canadian Legion launched this year's annual national fundraising campaign for veterans ahead of Remembrance Day....
Oct 25, 2021
Ohio printed 35,000 wrong Wright Brothers license plates
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) - Ohio printed out 35,000 new license plates before realizing a banner depicted on the plate was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers' historic first plane, the Wright ...
Oct 25, 2021
Ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist should get 25 years in prison: U.S. prosecutors
GREENBELT, Md. - A former Canadian Armed Forces reservist who faces up to 25 years in prison for his role in a plot to violently trigger a race war in the United States was already backing away from t...
Oct 25, 2021
Turkey's Erdogan lifts threat to expel Western ambassadors
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Monday stepped back from a threat to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western nations over their support for a jailed activist, defusing a potent...
Oct 25, 2021
Quebec coroner to hear from final witnesses in long-term care inquest
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into a suburban Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the pandemic's first wave is hearing from a handful of witnesses this week before it concludes. ...
Oct 25, 2021
Jets forward Connor, Oilers captain McDavid, Isles goalie Sorokin named NHL 3 stars
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets left-wing Kyle Connor, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Connor led all s...
Oct 25, 2021
Salvage crew's access to smouldering ship hampered by storm on B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says a fire aboard a container ship off the coast of Victoria continues to smoulder. The coast guard says in a statement posted on social media that a salvage crew ...
Oct 25, 2021
Two arrested following robbery at northside Walmart
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police apprehended two people over the weekend in connection to a robbery.At approximately 8:50 pm on Saturday, October 23, LPS received a report that a man had tried to st...
Oct 25, 2021