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Margaret Atwood on Booker Prize longlist for 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel
LONDON - Canadian Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is a contender again for the coveted fiction trophy. Atwood won in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin" and is nominated for "The Testaments," ...
Jul 23, 2019
Puerto Rico gov will not seek reelection, but won't resign
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossell said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek reelec...
Jul 23, 2019
Ottawa says meetings to take place Friday over disputed land deal in Oka
FREDERICTON - The federal government says meetings are planned Friday with officials in Oka, Que., and the neighbouring Mohawk community of Kanesatake in a dispute over a proposed ...
Jul 23, 2019
With a wide smile for his mom, Prince George turns 6
LONDON - Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by h...
Jul 23, 2019
Load management guru says winning with Raptors 'more important than anything'
VANCOUVER - He's worked with some of the world's top athletes and could fill an entire hand with his NBA championship rings, but the man tasked with keeping Kawhi Leonard healthy for the Raptors ...
Jul 23, 2019
Court orders Elections Canada to review moving voting day over religious worries
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge is ordering Canada's chief electoral officer to take a second look at whether voting day this October needs to be moved because it falls on a Jewish holiday. Election da...
Jul 23, 2019
Artist paints baseball glove with Roy Halladay on it, lends it to Jays employee
TORONTO - A unique tribute to former Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay is now on display in the bowels of Rogers Centre. Artist Sean Kane delivered a hand-painted baseball glove to the stadium on Tuesday aft...
Jul 23, 2019
Scheer says Liberals exaggerating over his call to review Canada Food Guide
ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the Liberals are exaggerating with their criticism of his call to review the Canada Food Guide. Scheer told reporters today at an agricultur...
Jul 23, 2019
Allstate loses bid to sue whistleblower who alleged policy discrimination
TORONTO - An insurance company was trying to stifle criticism when it sued a former employee who alleged the corporation was discriminating against visible minority drivers, an Ontario court has found...
Jul 23, 2019
Another son says he should guide Aretha Franklin estate
PONTIAC, Mich. - Aretha Franklin's sons disagree about who should manage what could be a multimillion-dollar estate. Attorneys for Theodore White II last week told a Michigan judge in a court filing t...
Jul 23, 2019