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AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote
OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...
Sep 9, 2019
Leclerc takes pole position for Italian GP
MONZA, Italy - A mess. An absurdity. Dangerous. Idiots. These were just some of the terms were used to describe the farcical end to qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. Charles Leclerc r...
Sep 9, 2019
Ram adds 693K pickups in US to recall for tailgate problem
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is adding more than 693,000 Ram pickups in the U.S. to a series of recalls to fix tailgates that can open unexpectedly. The expansion covers certain Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pic...
Sep 9, 2019
Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when the talented but troubled diva had worn out his welcome in Oakland, the ...
Sep 9, 2019
Tory leader pitches tax cuts, carbon fight ahead of Manitoba election day
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister has made a final pitch to voters ahead of tomorrow's provincial election. Pallister, surrounded by his party's candidates outside th...
Sep 9, 2019
Canada captain Junior Hoilett returns home after Cuba win due to family reasons
Forward Junior Hoilett, who captained Canada and recorded a hat trick in Saturday's 6-0 win over Cuba, will miss Tuesday's rematch due to family reasons, according to the Canadian Soccer Associat...
Sep 9, 2019
14 dead, 29 missing after bus overturns in Morocco floods
RABAT, Morocco - Fourteen people were killed and 29 others injured when a bus overturned on a bridge amid flooding in south-central Morocco, the state news agency reported Monday. The MAP agency says ...
Sep 9, 2019
Correction: AF-Obit-Robert-Mugabe story
HARARE, Zimbabwe - In a story Sept. 6 about the death of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mugabe was "the first post-colonial leader of what had b...
Sep 9, 2019
Trump slams John Legend for not helping with justice reform
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is criticizing musician John Legend for not playing a role in passing criminal justice reform following a TV special on the subject in which the star appeared. Trum...
Sep 9, 2019
Greta Thunberg coming to Montreal in late September to take part in climate march
MONTREAL - Teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg will be in Montreal at the end of the month to take part in a climate march. The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist announced her presence at th...
Sep 9, 2019