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Gathering of support and reflection at UVic following fatal bus crash
VICTORIA - Students, faculty and staff at the University of Victoria were to gather for an hour of reflection and support Tuesday as they cope with the aftermath of last Friday's bus cr...
Sep 17, 2019
Talks set to carry on but no deal yet in UAW strike vs GM
DETROIT - Talks are set to resume Tuesday after a pause overnight, but there was no end to the strike against General Motors. Brian Rothenberg, spokesman for the UAW, said Tuesday "They are talking, t...
Sep 17, 2019
Celebs to read bedtime story to help fight homelessness
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness. Smith and Mirren will each tell their story from differ...
Sep 17, 2019
Weinstein attorney: He's a sinner, but not 'a rapist'
NEW YORK - An attorney for Harvey Weinstein said on Tuesday that her client is not without sin - but he's also not "a rapist." Donna Rotunno, speaking on "CBS This Morning," said she feels strongly th...
Sep 17, 2019
Children's advocates from across Canada releasing research on youth suicide
WINNIPEG - Children's advocates from across the country are to release research today on youth suicide. The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates is calling on all levels of governme...
Sep 17, 2019
Renzi splits Italy's Democrats, shaking govt coalition
ROME - Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has left the ruling Democratic Party to set up a new centrist force, in a risky move that further weakens the already shaky government forged only two weeks ...
Sep 17, 2019
Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 17, 2019
Bombing hits Afghan president's rally in northern province
KABUL - Afghan officials say a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle went off near a campaign rally by President Ashraf Ghani in the country's northern Parwan province. There was no immediate word ...
Sep 17, 2019
Iran's supreme leader: No talk with the US at any level
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says "there will be no talks with the U.S. at any level" - remarks apparently meant to end all speculation about a U.S.-Iran meeting at the ...
Sep 17, 2019
Flames winger Czarnik notches pair in exhibition win over Canucks in B.C.
VICTORIA - Austin Czarnik scored two goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win Monday over the Vancouver Canucks in a pre-season game. The two teams also met in Calgary Monday, where the Canucks b...
Sep 16, 2019