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Advocacy group campaigns for Canada, U.S. unity on right whale conservation
An ocean advocacy group is calling for unified action from Canadian and U.S. governments to protect the dwindling North Atlantic right whale population from extinction. Oceana is launching its ca...
Sep 12, 2019

Dorian's impact: Maritimers complain about cellphone service failure
HALIFAX - Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he's heard from residents in the Maritimes livid about losing cellphone service after post-tropical storm Dorian swept through the...
Sep 12, 2019

Raiders beat Broncos 24-16 in 1st game after Brown's release
OAKLAND, Calif. - The night started with Oakland Raiders fans derisively chanting at former disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown and ended with coach Jon Gruden celebrating a victory in the Black Hole. ...
Sep 11, 2019

New high-tech web tool aims to enlist Canadians to help find missing kids
TORONTO - Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of Amber Alerts are issued, potentially leaving large numbers of people who might be able to help f...
Sep 11, 2019

Lutz's 58-yard field goal lifts Saints over Texans, 30-28
NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees and Wil Lutz supplied the accuracy and poise New Orleans needed to overcome another officiating gaffe and its defence's late collapse. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time e...
Sep 11, 2019

Tellez and Hernandez homer as Blue Jays dump slumping Red Sox 8-0
TORONTO - Rowdy Tellez and Teoscar Hernandez homered and four Toronto pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Blue Jays dumped the Boston Red Sox 8-0 on Wednesday n...
Sep 11, 2019

In new book, Times reporters detail Weinstein investigation
NEW YORK - A new book by The New York Times reporters who uncovered sexual misconduct accusations against Harvey Weinstein reveals the identities of some of the whistleblowers who aided their investig...
Sep 11, 2019

Jordan Williams-Lambert rejoins Riders; won’t play Saturday
Jordan Williams-Lambert is once again in Green and White.The 2018 CFL West Division most outstanding rookie signed an extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders earlier this week that will keep him w...
Sep 11, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert speaks with the media after practice on Sept. 11, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 11, 2019

Crown says former hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about wife's supposed failings
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle is lying about his wife Caitlan Coleman's being a neglectful, unfit mother, a Crown attorney said Monday. Prosecutor Jason Neubauer said Boyle, who i...
Sep 11, 2019