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Cosby’s retrial delayed as new legal team joins case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges will be delayed until next…
Parents warned to monitor teen use of app Sarahah
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is warning parents of the dangers of…
Morgan Freeman to receive SAG Life Achievement Award in 2018
LOS ANGELES – Morgan Freeman will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award at next year’s…
Confederate memorial removed from outside Maryland court
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – A Confederate memorial has been removed from outside a Maryland courthouse.…
German police seize thousands of ‘Trump’ ecstasy tablets
BERLIN – German police say they have seized thousands of tablets of the party drug…
Pittsburgh police, FBI looking for wig-wearing bank robber
Pittsburgh police and FBI agents are trying to find a bank robber who wore an…
Banged-up Eskimos lose three more players to season-ending injuries
EDMONTON – The injuries keep piling up for the Edmonton Eskimos. The CFL team announced…
Fore! Cul-de-sac in Edmonton area being hit with flying golf balls: RCMP
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. – Alberta RCMP say a street in an Edmonton-area community is being…
How a dangerous Takata air bag made its way into a used car
DETROIT – A dangerous Takata air bag should have been recalled before going from a…
Secret Services checks unattended package at White House
WASHINGTON – The Secret Service and Washington police are investigating a package left near a…
Mark Wahlberg tops Forbes list of highest-paid actors
NEW YORK – “Transformers: The Last Knight” star Mark Wahlberg has outmuscled Dwayne Johnson to…
Eclipse of the heart: SC lawmaker engaged during totality
COLUMBIA, S.C. – How do you top the celestial event of a lifetime? By getting…
Killings put spotlight on possible neo-Nazi threat
The friendship of the four young roommates — though cemented in the dark trappings of…
Rising old age security spending dampened by CPP increases: Report
OTTAWA – The federal government’s largest seniors benefit program is on course for all-time highs…
Canadian citizenship grant upheld for immigrant doctor living in the U.S.
TORONTO – An immigrant doctor doing medical training in the United States can keep his…
Great white shark’s travels captivate Nova Scotians: ‘Say hello if you see me’
HALIFAX – He was first detected July 30 in the cold, dark waters off Shelburne,…
Canada inquires about Doan, Iginla for Olympics; team likely to be picked by November
TORONTO – Could the next Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team have some star power after…
Drawing nears for Powerball jackpot that’s climbed to $700M
DES MOINES, Iowa – The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night’s Powerball lottery game has climbed…
Finnish court orders detention of Moroccan in stabbings
HELSINKI – A Finnish court ordered a Moroccan asylum-seeker suspected of a knife attack that…
Advocates balk at stay-on-street rule to qualify for shelter
BOSTON – Advocates for homeless families in Massachusetts are pushing legislation that would remove a…
Historians: Confederate emblem ‘symbol of racial terror’
JACKSON, Miss. – Historians in Mississippi say the Confederate battle emblem is a “symbol of…
Priest urges haters to repent; reveals his Ku Klux Klan past
MCLEAN, Va. – Forty years ago he was a Ku Klux Klan “wizard,” burning crosses…
Personal, political divisions erupt over ballistic missile defence
OTTAWA – Personal and political divisions over ballistic missile defence were on clear display Tuesday,…
Costs for record-breaking wildfires soar in B.C. as crews battle largest blaze
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Finance Minister Carole James says the worst wildfire season in British Columbia’s…