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GM recalls 4M vehicles for air bag defect linked to 1 death
DETROIT - General Motors Co. is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death. The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car...
Sep 09, 2016
Former Mississippi officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter
COLUMBUS, Miss. - A white former Mississippi police officer pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Friday in the shooting of a black man nearly a year ago that sparked community protests. Canyon Boykin wa...
Sep 09, 2016
Marijuana producers getting high on expansion in anticipation of rising demand
TORONTO - Canadian cannabis producers say they are ramping up their operations to keep up with growing demand for medical marijuana and in anticipation of legislation that would allow for recreational...
Sep 09, 2016
Provincial and Local Jobless numbers dip while National numbers inch up
LETHBRIDGE – The Canadian job market out-performed the expectations of economists in August, but the light at the end of the tunnel remains weak. Jobless numbers were up slightly on the national...
Sep 09, 2016
House passes Sept. 11 legislation as Obama veto threat looms
WASHINGTON - Congress sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, putting lawmakers on a collision course with th...
Sep 09, 2016
Prosecutor submits new evidence against Sabres forward Kane
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Prosecutors continue building their case in alleging Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane was trespassing the night he is accused of harassing three women at a downtown Buffalo bar in J...
Sep 09, 2016
Mandatory referrals, specialists, credited for spike in organ donations
OTTAWA - Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia are being credited with spurring a national increase in organ donations, says a report released Friday. And health officials say there’...
Sep 09, 2016
National Energy Board cites 'apprehension of bias,' drops Energy East reviewers
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board has sidelined all three Energy East reviewers following complaints that two of them met privately with a TransCanada consultant last year and discussed the proposed ...
Sep 09, 2016
VW engineer pleads guilty in emissions case, will co-operate
DETROIT - A Volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in the company’s emissions cheating scandal, advancing a criminal investigation by agreeing to testify against other...
Sep 09, 2016
Was gay chief fired for poor performance or retaliation?
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two years after a small South Carolina police chief was fired because she was gay, the same chief said her hometown fired her again in retaliation for having an outside agency investi...
Sep 09, 2016