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Inn key to room where Marilyn Monroe stayed sells for $131
NEW MILFORD, Conn. - The key to a room at the Connecticut inn where Marilyn Monroe stayed in 1956 while dating playwright Arthur Miller has sold for $131. Antiques dealer Loretta Kretchko says the key...
Nov 28, 2016
Higher tonnage, steady content for sugar producers
TABER – A successful sugar beet harvest is in the books in southern Alberta. “We are all done harvest, the beets are out of the field and they’re currently being stored at the piling...
Nov 28, 2016
Sens G Anderson, Devils LW Cammalleri, Sharks D Burns named NHL 3 stars of week
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, New Jersey Devils winger Michael Cammalleri and San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns are the NHL three stars of the week. Anderson paced the NHL...
Nov 28, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at StatCan report on sexual assault in Canadian military
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada survey of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces suggests nearly 1,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted over the last year. Here are some of the numbers: ...
Nov 28, 2016
Stampeders coach Dickenson likely to be second-guessed for key Grey Cup call
TORONTO - Calgary Stampeders rookie head coach Dave Dickenson pressed all the right buttons during his team’s remarkable CFL season. He led Calgary to a CFL-best 15-2-1 mark, the 15 victories a ...
Nov 28, 2016
Crown seeks 5 years for ex-Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - Ex-Liberal party organizer Jacques Corriveau should spend up to five years in prison following his conviction on fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program, the Crown ...
Nov 28, 2016
First Nation against Kinder Morgan pipeline rejects Standing Rock-style protests
OTTAWA - Representatives of a B.C. First Nation that is deeply opposed to a proposed pipeline expansion emerged from a meeting Monday with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to say they believe the f...
Nov 28, 2016
Defence lawyer tells sex assault retrial complainant had 'buyer's remorse'
CALGARY - A lawyer for a man facing a sex assault retrial after the original judge asked the complainant why she didn’t keep her knees closed says the alleged victim had a case of “buyer&#...
Nov 28, 2016
Banking regulator warns lenders not to become complacent about mortgages
VANCOUVER - Canada’s banking regulator warned lenders Monday to remain strict in the way they underwrite mortgages as a way of preventing crises for financial institutions if low interest rates ...
Nov 28, 2016
Slovenia PM: Melania Trump could inspire US-Russia detente
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - As Melania Trump prepares to move into the White House, the future first lady’s native Slovenia is offering to serve as a mediator between her husband and Russian President...
Nov 28, 2016