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US authorities seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging
NEW YORK - U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensio...
Oct 03, 2019

Aquarium nursing tropical turtle found 'cold-stunned' off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A turtle that is much more comfortable in tropical waters washed up in Port Alberni on central Vancouver Island with what experts say was a dangerously low body temperature. Vancouver...
Oct 03, 2019

Ohio State shares new crime data on doc, task force details
COLUMBUS, Ohio - About 1,500 instances of decades-old sexual misconduct by a now-deceased Ohio State team doctor were reported last year and this year, the university disclosed Tuesday. It also reveal...
Oct 03, 2019

Tyson Barrie content to fly under the radar for now with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - In most cities and on most teams, acquiring a dynamic offensive defenceman in a blockbuster trade would dominate training camp chatter and make waves on opening night. Tyson Barrie...
Oct 03, 2019

Trump campaign, RNC raise record $125 million in 3rd quarter
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $125 million in the third quarter of the year, a presidential fundraising record. The pro-Trump e...
Oct 03, 2019

Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board
EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people at a house party can be eased back into the community under strict con...
Oct 03, 2019

Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi
Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...
Oct 03, 2019

Federal judge upholds affirmative action at Harvard
BOSTON - A federal judge Tuesday cleared Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in a ruling that was seen as a major victory for supporters of affirmative action in col...
Oct 03, 2019

Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi
Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...
Oct 03, 2019

Flu vaccine delays as season starts, manufacturing shortage to blame
WINNIPEG - It may be more difficult this year for Canadians wanting to get their flu shots due to delays in producing and distributing the vaccine.The federal government says some provincial flu vacci...
Oct 03, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)