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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019
Officer who shot naked man found not guilty of murder
DECATUR, Ga. - A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send hi...
Oct 16, 2019
Inspirational coach John Herdman changing the face of Canadian soccer
TORONTO - In the days leading up to Canada's CONCACAF Nations League game with the U.S., Canadian coach John Herdman said his players didn't need him for motivation. A 34-year-winless run against the ...
Oct 16, 2019
GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike
DETROIT - Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company's U.S. factories to a stan...
Oct 16, 2019
Liberals hit Ontario's manufacturing heartland, singing praises of new NAFTA
HAMILTON - Talking about international trade might be an usual way to pump up a crowd, but Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is hoping for an uncommon result in the rust belt of southern Ontario...
Oct 16, 2019
ALCS Game 4 postponed for rain, Yanks-Astros resume Thursday
NEW YORK - Game 4 of the AL Championship Series scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed because of rain in the forecast. The Houston Astros and New York Yankees will play Game 4 on Thursday n...
Oct 16, 2019
Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as new manager
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Joe Maddon is back under the halo. Maddon agreed to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager on Wednesday, reuniting the World Series-winning former manager of the Chicago Cubs with th...
Oct 16, 2019
Trudeau accuses Tories of running 'one of the dirtiest, nastiest campaigns'
MONTREAL - The Conservatives are running one of the dirtiest, nastiest election campaigns Canadians have ever seen, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday as he suggested that a Liberal government wo...
Oct 16, 2019
Andrew Scheer wraps up Quebec campaign alongside star candidate
SAINT JEROME, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wrapped up what's likely his final visit to Quebec this election campaign by stopping by a Montreal-area Tim Hortons with one of his st...
Oct 16, 2019
'Beyond appearance': Singh makes pitch to Quebec voters on shared values
HUDSON, Que. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has seen a more welcoming attitude from Quebec voters towards him as the campaign has rolled along. He says there is a spirit of openness that can be ig...
Oct 16, 2019