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Judge: No keeping Stormy and Trump out of NY Avenatti trial
NEW YORK - There's no keeping porn star Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump out of California attorney Michael Avenatti's extortion case, a judge said Wednesday as he ordered the trial to commen...
Jan 22, 2020
Rona Ambrose decides against joining Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA-Rona Ambrose will not run for leadership of the federal Conservative party.She made the announcement in a post on social media today, saying she wants to stay focused on making a difference thr...
Jan 22, 2020
CFL to stage Toronto-Saskatchewan regular-season contest in Halifax
The CFL is returning to Halifax. A CFL source says the league will announce Thursday it will stage a regular-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the&nbs...
Jan 22, 2020
From #MeToo to trial: A look at the fall of Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK - As Harvey Weinstein goes through his New York trial on rape and sexual assault charges, here's a look at the movie mogul's past and his multiple legal fights. A HOLLYWOOD KINGMAKER: For dec...
Jan 22, 2020
Quebec to expand assisted death to mentally ill, but few expected to qualify
MONTREAL - Quebec plans to expand medical aid in dying to include people with severe, incurable mental illness, the province's health minister says, with guidelines to be drawn up by the provinci...
Jan 22, 2020
Names in the mix: a list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have officially declared they in...
Jan 22, 2020
Manitoba RCMP spent less than $800K on massive manhunt after B.C. killings
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say they spent less than $800,000 on a massive search last summer for two young men wanted for three killings in northern British Columbia. RCMP Cpl. Julie Courchaine says...
Jan 22, 2020
When it comes to unanimous Hall picks, Jeter could be No. 2.
NEW YORK - When it comes to unanimous picks for baseball's Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter quite appropriately has the chance to be No. 2. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player to appear on ...
Jan 22, 2020
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris closes in on White's X Games medal record
Mark McMorris is on the verge of Winter X Games history. Winning medals in slopestyle and big air Saturday in Aspen, Colo., would push the Canadian snowboarder past American star Shaun White...
Jan 22, 2020
Larry Walker's Hall plaque to feature Rockies cap, not Expos
NEW YORK - Larry Walker's Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown will have a Colorado Rockies cap, not a Montreal Expos hat. Walker spoke with Hall officials after he was elected Tuesday in his 10th and f...
Jan 22, 2020