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Actor Jared Padalecki accused in assault at his Austin bar
AUSTIN, Texas - Court documents show that "Supernatural" star Jared Padalecki is accused of assaulting two employees at a downtown Austin bar he owns. An arrest affidavit says officers arrived at the ...
Oct 31, 2019
Violent Iraq, Lebanon protests affecting Canadian military's anti-ISIL mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is being forced to adjust and even curtail some aspects of its anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Lebanon as anti-government protests rock the two countries and threaten to f...
Oct 31, 2019
After blackface scandal, Trudeau shuns photo ops of trick or treating
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always seemed to relish dressing up for trick or treating with his children but, in the wake of the blackface scandal, he's giving Halloween a miss this...
Oct 31, 2019
Toronto councillors pass motion condemning Quebec's secularism bill
TORONTO - Councillors in Toronto have condemned the Quebec government's secularism bill in the latest step of a growing movement against the controversial legislation. A motion tabled by Toronto ...
Oct 31, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov off to quarterfinals at Paris Masters
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-2,...
Oct 31, 2019
Funeral today for teen boy who passed away in collision claiming three lives
Jerome Coulineur, the 14-year-old boy who passed away in a motor-vehicle collision last week, is being laid to rest today in Canoe Lake. Jans Bay Mayor Joyce Maurice said a wake service was held for t...
Oct 31, 2019 The two children who passed away Oct. 25. (Funeral Expenses for Jerome and Kinzey/GoFundMe)
B.C. tables time change law, but clocks still go back one hour Sunday
VICTORIA - British Columbia has introduced legislation that would eliminate the need to change the clocks twice a year with the creation of Pacific time. Attorney General David Eby says the Inter...
Oct 31, 2019
Canadians, CFL players divided on whether new NCAA rule on compensation
They'll forever be rivals, one a former college quarterback at Florida the other a rugged centre at Miami. But Tim Tebow and Canadian Brett Romberg do agree that NCAA athletes should not be ...
Oct 31, 2019
Coal giant Murray Energy seeks bankruptcy protection
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A major U.S. coal mining company is seeking bankruptcy protection, despite a flurry of regulatory breaks that its CEO pushed for - and received - from the Trump administration. Ohi...
Oct 31, 2019
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world's fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, includin...
Oct 31, 2019