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2 New York police sergeants shot, 1 killed; suspect dead
NEW YORK - Two police sergeants were shot, one fatally, in an exchange of gunfire on Friday with a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s home, authorities said. The gunman also was killed. Go...
Nov 04, 2016
Federal government moves to ban plastic microbeads in toiletries by mid-2018
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Ga...
Nov 04, 2016
University: Former student stabs 3 people, including himself
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - A former student at Rutgers University returned to its business school and stabbed a faculty member, another student and then himself on Friday, officials said. The university sent ...
Nov 04, 2016
HBO, Bill Simmons say goodbye to 'Any Given Wednesday'
LOS ANGELES - HBO’s weekly talk show “Any Given Wednesday” is ending its run after less than five months. The last episode of the show hosted by Bill Simmons will air next week on No...
Nov 04, 2016
Canadian ice dancers Weaver, Poje in contention at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW - Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., were in third place after the short dance on Friday at the Rostelecom Cup, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Madis...
Nov 04, 2016
Pumps have run dry: TV's 'Corner Gas' station reduced to rubble
ROULEAU, Sask. - It’s been years since the cameras have rolled at “Corner Gas.” Years since Brent cracked wise with Hank from behind the store counter. Years since Emma gave Oscar wh...
Nov 04, 2016
Woman accused of killing her mother sentenced to 8 years in prison
LETHBRIDGE – It was an emotional day in court for a Lethbridge family, as 29-year old Jessica Lee Ann Praill pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. Praill had originally been charged with s...
Nov 04, 2016
Colorado city uses toilet paper to help repair cracked roads
LITTLETON, Colo. - It’s not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper all over the streets of Littleton, Colorado, it was city workers. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2e9pIlw ) that ...
Nov 04, 2016
Haley Irwin lifts Canadians over United States 3-2 at Four Nations Cup
VIERUMAKI, Finland - Haley Irwin and her Canadian teammates just need to keep things exactly the same to win the Four Nations Cup. Irwin scored the winner early in the third period as Canada edged the...
Nov 04, 2016
Freeland right to walk out of stalled CETA talks with Walloons, says EU envoy
OTTAWA - The European Union’s envoy to Canada says International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s controversial decision to walk out of talks last month to save the transatlantic free tr...
Nov 04, 2016