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Struggling Redblacks look to turn struggling season around against Argos
OTTAWA - With eight games remaining, the struggling Ottawa Redblacks know time is running short to turn the season around and make a run at the playoffs. Coming off a bye week, the Redblacks (3-7) see...
Sep 06, 2019
Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sold counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller two days before the rapper died of an overdose. A Drug Enforcement Agency affidavi...
Sep 06, 2019
Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case
WASHINGTON - Prominent Washington lawyer Greg Craig was found not guilty Wednesday of lying to the Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine in a case that arose from the spec...
Sep 06, 2019
Scheer promises to create 'Canada Cyber Safe' certification for digital products
MONTREAL - Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer says if elected his government would create a certification system to let consumers know if certain digital products meet federal secu...
Sep 06, 2019
Canadian athletes cheering on Andreescu as teen prepares for U.S. Open final
Kia Nurse hasn't had to leave her New York apartment to find top-notch entertainment this week. The Canadian basketball star, who plays for the New York Liberty of the WNBA, has found herself glued to...
Sep 06, 2019
Uncertainty over start date, debates ratchet up pre-election angst
OTTAWA - A campaign that could start at any time and a debate schedule that is itself the subject of debate are intensifying pre-election jitters in Ottawa going into the weekend. Observers are k...
Sep 06, 2019
Huawei debuts latest advanced chipset for smartphone
BERLIN - Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest advanced chipset Friday ahead of the upcoming launch of its latest flagship smartphone, even as uncertainty hangs over whether the device can use...
Sep 06, 2019
Hundreds help club celebrate anniversary of facility
A tournament that fell on the one year anniversary of Vernon's pickleball courts, was a "resounding success," according to organizers.The Bannister Honda 'Put Your Paddle to the Medal' sanctioned tour...
Sep 06, 2019
Federal Court to hear arguments in top military judge's stalled court martial
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has agreed to hear arguments next month as prosecutors try to break a stalemate in the stalled court martial of Canada's top military judge. Col. Mario Dutil is facing four ...
Sep 06, 2019
Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution
OTTAWA - Health Canada is hoping to use private-sector dollars to fight opioid addiction because "conventional efforts are not enough" to address the national health crisis, newly ...
Sep 06, 2019

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