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Judge orders eBay to pay Montrealers $86,700 after cancelling sneaker auction
MONTREAL - A judge has ordered eBay to pay two Montreal brothers more than $86,000 after the online auction giant took down their advertisement for a pair of highly prized Nike sneakers. Kevin Mofo Mo...
Oct 06, 2016
Obama honours Stanley Cup winners at White House
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama honoured the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of th...
Oct 06, 2016
'No current risk' after mosquito that can transmit Zika found in Ont.: officials
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials say there’s “no current risk” after a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus to humans was found in the Windsor, Ont., area. Four Ae...
Oct 06, 2016
Flooding threatens US coasts well ahead of Hurricane Matthew
MIAMI - The major threat to the Southeast U.S. won’t be Hurricane Matthew’s pummeling winds, which newer buildings have been constructed to withstand. It will be water - the deadly storm s...
Oct 06, 2016
Jurors begins to deliberate in case against police officers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a murder case against two former New Mexico police officers who prosecutors said killed a mentally ill homeless man as he tried to surrender a...
Oct 06, 2016
Osuna shoulder has Blue Jays add relief pitchers as insurance for ALDS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Looking for insurance in case closer Roberto Osuna’s sore shoulder doesn’t come around, the Toronto Blue Jays loaded up on relief pitchers for their American League Divi...
Oct 06, 2016
Operator of Nova Scotia to Maine ferry carried over 35,000 passengers
HALIFAX - The new operator of Nova Scotia’s taxpayer-funded ferry from Yarmouth, N.S., to Portland, Maine, says more than 35,000 passengers used the service in its inaugural season - a figure we...
Oct 06, 2016
Professor suspended without pay during review
He has been accused of promoting conspiracy theories, and denying the Holocaust. But did Dr. Anthony Hall violate the Alberta Human Rights Act? That’s what the University of Lethbridge is attemp...
Oct 06, 2016
New Brunswick judge warns American tourists not to bring guns across border
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Prosecutors say it has happened about once a week since June: American retirees, usually from the South, try to cross the Canadian border in New Brunswick with a gun. Or several gun...
Oct 06, 2016
Lawyer urges AMF tribunal to soften views of Baazov in insider trading case
MONTREAL - The lawyer for the former CEO of online gambling giant Amaya urged a securities tribunal on Thursday to soften its characterization of David Baazov’s alleged leading role in the insid...
Oct 06, 2016