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NewsAlert: 'I shouldn't have done it,' Trudeau says of brownface photo
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for wearing brown facial makeup to an "Arabian Nights" party in 2001, saying he should have known better, and he's asking for the forgiveness of C...
Sep 18, 2019
Forward Joshua Roy has rebuilding Sea Dogs on the upswing
TORONTO - The Saint John Sea Dogs caught a break in their attempt to build a championship team. The Sea Dogs didn't own their first-round pick for the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft afte...
Sep 18, 2019
Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing 'brownface' costume in 2001
OTTAWA - A yearbook photo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing "brownface" makeup at a costume party in 2001 has landed on the federal election campaign. Time magazine has posted the photo, which ...
Sep 18, 2019 (Time Magazine/time.com)
Court hearing on Britney Spears' life, finances closed
LOS ANGELES - A hearing Wednesday on the future of the court conservatorship that for 11 years has controlled the money and affairs of Britney Spears was closed to the public and media. Los Angeles Su...
Sep 18, 2019
California adds wage, benefit protections for gig workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labour legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft and to...
Sep 18, 2019
AP source: Joe Kennedy to challenge Sen. Markey in primary
BOSTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III is set to announce a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts in 2020. A person with knowledge of Kennedy's plans told The Associated...
Sep 18, 2019
Cuomo signs bill extending statute of limitations for rape
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday to make it easier to prosecute some sex crimes by extending the statute of limitations for second- and third-degree rape. The Democratic governo...
Sep 18, 2019
Bayern beats Red Star 3-0 to open Champions League campaign
MUNICH - Bayern Munich substitute Thomas Mller provided a late highlight as the German powerhouse beat Red Star Belgrade 3-0 in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Mller came on for Philippe C...
Sep 18, 2019
Rob Bagg reflects on his run with the Roughriders
Given his workout habits, chances are very good that Rob Bagg is going to be the fittest real estate agent in Kingston, Ont.The former Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver announced his retirement Tuesda...
Sep 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Rob Bagg stiff-arms a Winnipeg Blue Bombers defender during the 2016 Labour Day Classic (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Striking workers question whether UAW leaders can be trusted
ROMULUS, Mich. - The strike against General Motors by the United Auto Workers is playing out amid a corruption scandal inside the UAW that has caused distrust of the union leadership among many rank-a...
Sep 18, 2019