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Judge says limiting imitation firearms could prevent so-called suicides-by-cop
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is calling for new rules governing imitation firearms to reduce the risk of fatal shootings involving police and so-called suicides-by-cop. An inqu...
Oct 09, 2019

NDP looking to turn Jagmeet Singh's positive reviews into momentum — and votes
OTTAWA - As the federal party leaders prepare for their final debate and the last week of the election campaign, many eyes are on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose strong performances have many pun...
Oct 09, 2019

Authorities: 3 children, 2 adults found shot, dead in home
ABINGTON, Mass. - Two adults and three children were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Massachusetts home Monday, authorities said. The five family members were found in an Abington condominium comp...
Oct 09, 2019

Right-wing outlets Rebel, True North win legal battle to cover leaders' debate
TORONTO - Two right-wing media organizations won a legal battle Monday to allow their correspondents to cover this week's election debates, in a ruling they touted as a victory for free...
Oct 09, 2019

Liberal Judy Sgro sorry for 'insensitive' comments about Trudeau's blackface
OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate in Toronto said she is sorry for saying her black constituents told her they loved Justin Trudeau even more after learning he wore blackface, arguing the media had bl...
Oct 09, 2019

Democrat Joe Biden says Donald Trump must be impeached
ROCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is saying for the first time that President Donald Trump must be impeached for abusing the powers of his office to help his own reelection...
Oct 09, 2019

Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to be freed
TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian presidential candidate who has been in jail since August was expected to be freed Wednesday, four days before the runoff election, judicial and party officials said. Nabil ...
Oct 09, 2019

Class action seeks damages for sexual abuse of minors in N.L. institutions
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A class action lawsuit, certified last month, alleges the government of Newfoundland and Labrador ignored sexual abuse suffered by children living in government-run i...
Oct 09, 2019

Woman accuses Matt Lauer of rape; former anchor denies claim
NEW YORK - A woman who worked with NBC at the Sochi Olympics claims she was raped by former anchor Matt Lauer at a hotel there, an encounter the former "Today" show host says was consensual. Brooke Ne...
Oct 09, 2019

B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, whose party recorded a historic election breakthrough two years ago, is stepping aside and will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. W...
Oct 09, 2019