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Rugby league officials say Wolfpack meet promotion criteria if they win Saturday
TORONTO - Just two days before their promotion showdown with Featherstone Rovers, the Toronto Wolfpack have got the green light to join the Super League if they win the Million Pound Game this we...
Oct 03, 2019
Jury selection almost complete for fitness hearing in Fredericton murder case
FREDERICTON - Jury selection will continue into a third day Wednesday in the hearing to determine if a Fredericton man is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder. Matthew Raymond, 49,...
Oct 03, 2019
Last Sable Island horse in captivity dies at wildlife park in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The last Sable Island horse in captivity has died. The 30-year-old animal, which did not have a name and was declining in health, was euthanized on the weekend at the Shubenacadie Wildl...
Oct 03, 2019
US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a disappointing 0.1% in August as continued weakness in nonresidential construction offset the best gain in home building in nine months. The latest fi...
Oct 03, 2019
Trudeau defends use of two planes, calls Tory criticism a 'far-right tactic'
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending his campaign's use of two planes and suggesting the Conservative leader's criticism over it is a "far-right tactic." Tory leader Andrew Scheer say...
Oct 03, 2019
Conservatives pledge to expand tax credit for volunteer fire, search and rescue
UPPER KINGSCLEAR, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to expand a program giving volunteer search and rescue workers and firefighters tax credits for their supplies. He says if elect...
Oct 03, 2019
Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
PARIS - An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, officials said. Police union official Loic Tr...
Oct 03, 2019
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK - Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. The post was removed because of...
Oct 03, 2019
Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on ‘red beret’
KAMPALA, Uganda - A popular singer who is challenging Uganda's long-time president is urging his supporters to defy a government ban on civilian use of the red beret that has become a symbol of his mo...
Oct 03, 2019
Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today. The win...
Oct 03, 2019

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