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Fiat-Chrysler and Unifor reach tentative agreement
TORONTO - A last-minute tentative agreement has averted a threatened strike by 9,750 workers at Fiat-Chrysler’s operations in Ontario. Unifor president Jerry Dias announced the four-year deal ju...
Oct 10, 2016
Samsung halts sales of Galaxy Note 7; Canadian says he will keep using his phone
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - An Ottawa man who received a replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Tuesday morning says he plans to keep using it despite a notice from manufacturer Samsung that it was halting sale...
Oct 10, 2016
Four people dead after fiery crash in Brampton, Ont., on Monday night
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police are investigating after four people were killed in a fiery crash in Brampton, Ont., on Monday night. Peel Region police say the incident took place just before 9 p.m. (near Bov...
Oct 10, 2016
Heavy rains and strong wreaking havoc in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - Thousands of homes and businesses across Atlantic Canada were without electricity early Tuesday due to heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the region on Thanksgiving Monday. Environment ...
Oct 10, 2016
Pence emerges in NC with praise, 'forgiveness' for Trump
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence emerged Monday after a weekend out of the public eye reaffirming his relationship - awkward as it may seem - with Donald Trump. After ...
Oct 10, 2016
Officials, parents worry Chicago schools deal won't stick
CHICAGO - Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district pulled back from a threatened strike after a tentative last-minute contract agreement that Chicago officials acknowledged Tuesday...
Oct 10, 2016
Indians top Ortiz, Red Sox 4-3, complete sweep, reach ALCS
BOSTON - The ball settled into the right fielder’s glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the Fenway fans fell silent. Then, slowly from the crowd rose a chant of “Pa-pi!...
Oct 10, 2016
Man in wrong-way fatal crash faces domestic assault trial
DUXBURY, Vt. - A man accused of driving the wrong way on an interstate, crashing into a car and killing five high school students, is facing trial on an unrelated domestic assault charge, prosecutors ...
Oct 10, 2016
Winner named at giant pumpkin annual weigh-off in California
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised a giant one weighing 1,910 pounds. Cindy Tobeck...
Oct 10, 2016
Brazilian prosecutors bring new charges against ex-president
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian prosecutors said on Monday that they brought new charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, adding yet another accusation to a series of corruption charges ...
Oct 10, 2016