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Lincoln Foundation's Marilyn Monroe dress sells for $50,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation’s unusual ownership of a black dress once belonging to movie star Marilyn Monroe is ending as it sold over the weekend for...
Jun 25, 2018
Former Trump aide apologizes for 'cotton-picking' remark
WASHINGTON - A former campaign aide to President Donald Trump has apologized after he told a black man and fellow guest on a Fox News show he was out of his “cotton-picking mind.” David Bo...
Jun 25, 2018
Canada's Polansky and Schnur win first-round qualification matches at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada’s Peter Polansky and Brayden Schnur posted victories Monday on the opening day of the men’s singles qualification round at Wimbledon. Polansky, seeded eighth in the qualifi...
Jun 25, 2018
Atlanta dominates MLS All-Star Fan XI, champion Toronto FC shut out in fan vote
Toronto FC’s disappointing league season has been reflected in the fan vote for the 2018 MLS All-Star Fan XI. The online fan choice for first 11 players for the Aug. 1 all-star game in Atlanta a...
Jun 25, 2018
Imperial Tobacco 'shocked' by Health Canada's proposed package regulations
OTTAWA - Imperial Tobacco says Health Canada’s proposed plain packaging regulations for cigarettes are confusing and warns it may have to go to court if changes aren’t made. Eric Gagnon, h...
Jun 25, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says he's for a single Quebec tax return
Quebecers would only have to file a single tax return under his watch, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Monday. Scheer told a news conference in Quebec City that he is in favour of Quebecers fil...
Jun 25, 2018
'No rules' for how sex assault victims should behave, military prosecutor says
HALIFAX - A prosecutor told a five-man military panel Monday that suggesting sexual assault victims need to act a certain way after an assault reinforces “archaic sexual myths.” Military p...
Jun 25, 2018
Federal government to spend $75 million studying seniors' quality of life
MONCTON, N.B. - New Brunswick is becoming a laboratory for Canadian research on better aging. The federal health minister has announced a $75 million pilot project in the province that she says will h...
Jun 25, 2018
Jury to begin deliberating Tuesday in case of homeowner killing intruder
HAMILTON - Defence and prosecution clashed Monday over whether a Hamilton-area homeowner’s military training justified his fatal shooting of a man who broke into his truck at night. Peter Khill,...
Jun 25, 2018
US new-home sales climbed 6.7 per cent in May
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes jumped 6.7 per cent in May, with purchases in the South accounting for all of the monthly gains. The Commerce Department said Monday that new homes sold last month...
Jun 25, 2018