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California gunman's mom says he told her "it's all over now"
The mother of the gunman who killed five people and wounded 10 said he called her the day before the rampage in Northern California to say he was weary of constant feuding with his neighbours and felt...
Nov 15, 2017
Viral video star looks to reunite with mystery dance partner
BORDENTOWN, N.J. - A New Jersey man is looking for the woman who busted a move while he danced in a supermarket parking lot. Nineteen-year-old Melvin Brown, of Bordentown, was captured on video by his...
Nov 15, 2017
Ex-Argentine official kills self amid soccer corruption case
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A former Argentine government official has killed himself after being accused of taking bribes, the latest fallout from a widespread corruption probe in professional soccer t...
Nov 15, 2017
Alberta legislature passes contentious bill strengthening gay-straight alliances
EDMONTON - Two weeks of stormy debate over sex, education and the rights of students and parents were capped off Wednesday when Alberta passed a bill that strengthens rules on gay-straight alliances i...
Nov 15, 2017
Toronto loses appeal of red card, Altidore to join Giovinco on the sidelines
TORONTO - The news, while perhaps not unexpected, was not good for Toronto FC on Wednesday. An independent panel upheld referee Chris Penso’s decision to issue a red card to Altidore for violent...
Nov 15, 2017
Calgary Zoo peacock bolts during roundup, only to become lion's lunch
CALGARY - One of the Calgary Zoo’s seven brightly plumed peacocks died after it flew into the lion enclosure and was eaten during a pre-winter roundup of the birds. The zoo says the peacock died...
Nov 15, 2017
Amid complaints, Quebec town forbids nudity in pool locker rooms
A Montreal-area town has decided to forbid all nudity in the locker rooms of its municipal pools - a level of discretion that has one man wondering if it doesn’t go too far. Brossard advised res...
Nov 15, 2017
Quebec to announce personal income tax cuts in next week's economic update
Quebec will announce personal income tax cuts next week as well as changes to its welfare system, Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said Wednesday. Details of the reductions and the changes to social ben...
Nov 15, 2017
LOCATED: Jourdan Watkins, 18, of Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin RCMP say 18 y/o Jourdan Watkins, reported missing earlier this week, has been located.
Nov 15, 2017
Trump likely to change watchdog agency as Cordray leaves
NEW YORK - Richard Cordray, the aggressive first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, plans to leave the agency by the end of the month, giving President Donald Trump a chance to appo...
Nov 15, 2017