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New York house with celebrity-filled past is on the market
NYACK, N.Y. - A house that’s been a celebrity magnet for decades is on the market in the New York City suburbs. According to the Journal News , actress Helen Hayes and her husband, playwright Ch...
Apr 4, 2018
MLK honoured as thousands march to 'keep the dream going'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - With thoughts on the past and eyes to the future, thousands marched and sang civil rights songs Wednesday to honour the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the “apostle of nonviolence&...
Apr 4, 2018
Trump signs proclamation directing troops to secure border
WASHINGTON - Asserting the situation had reached “a point of crisis,” President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation directing the deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.-M...
Apr 4, 2018
Canadian women look to, rule Gold Coast beach, earn Commonwealth Games gold
GOLD COAST, Australia - Beach volleyball and Australia’s Gold Coast seem like a match made in heaven. And Canadian Sarah Pavan can’t wait to make some history there. Pavan, from Kitchener,...
Apr 4, 2018
Video game addiction a disease? WHO prepares to codify 'gaming disorder'
TORONTO - Lisa Pont has heard plenty of skepticism about video game addiction and whether it’s truly a medical condition that should be classified as a disease, as the World Health Organization ...
Apr 4, 2018
Legal system often fails on male violence, judge says: 'Little has changed'
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A Newfoundland judge says the legal system has long failed to recognize the extent of violence faced by women who end relationships, and has opted to jail a man who threatened to ...
Apr 4, 2018
At The Turn: Parkinson Project explores elusiveness of lasting golf improvement
KING CITY, Ont. - It’s the most inspiring week on the recreational golf calendar, with the snow slowly receding, the Masters heralding the approach of another season and the impulse to get out a...
Apr 4, 2018
Downtown Business Association Annual Report for 2017
RED DEER- The Downtown Business Association (DBA) has released its 2017 Annual Report. It shows a continued focus on advocacy for the Downtown businesses, promoting the Downtown experience, and enhanc...
Apr 4, 2018
California proposal would limit when officers can open fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Several lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police proposed Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restric...
Apr 4, 2018
As Oklahoma teachers strike drags on, frustration mounts
OKLAHOMA CITY - When Oklahoma Republicans finally passed a massive tax hike for hundreds of millions of new dollars for public schools and teacher pay raises, they thought they would get a thank you. ...
Apr 4, 2018