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Lincoln, Einstein artifacts head to auction in New York City
NEW YORK - Rare artifacts from Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein are going to the auction block next month in New York City. Christie’s says they’re among the featured items at its Dec. ...
Nov 14, 2017
Mass shootings prompt college to drop mascot's name: Shooter
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Mass shootings across the nation have prompted Marist College in New York to drop Shooter as the nickname for its sports mascot. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Marist Colle...
Nov 14, 2017
Lawyer for accused in Edmonton attack says there may be mental-health issues
EDMONTON - A man facing several counts of attempted murder after a police officer was hit with a car and stabbed by an assailant is to face two psychiatric assessments. The reviews are to determine Ab...
Nov 14, 2017
United Church court hearing on defrocking atheist minister delayed
TORONTO - An unprecedented ecclesiastical court hearing that could see the United Church defrock a self-professed atheist minister who does not believe in the Bible has been postponed indefinitely. Th...
Nov 14, 2017
'God help me, I'm going to die,' hunter recalls as bison grinds him into ground
WHITEHORSE - A hunter has a harrowing tale of survival after nearly becoming the quarry during his first-ever bison hunt in Yukon. “All I seen was horns,” Todd Pilgrim said, describing the...
Nov 14, 2017
Dave Matthews Band to play in St. Paul on eve of Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS - The Dave Matthews Band will perform in St. Paul on the eve of the Super Bowl, adding to a growing list of entertainment leading up to the big game. The Dave Matthews Band will play at Xc...
Nov 14, 2017
Wineries eager to make up losses after California wildfires
NAPA, Calif. - A month after deadly wildfires swept through California’s famed wine country, hot-air balloons are floating again over Napa Valley vineyards splashed with fall colours. On the hee...
Nov 14, 2017
'Lady Chatterley' lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson dies at 102
LONDON - Lawyer Jeremy Hutchinson, a towering legal figure who helped liberalize British laws around sex and freedom of expression, has died. He was 102. Hutchinson’s former law firm, Three Raym...
Nov 14, 2017
Bennett, Anthony top preliminary list for FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Anthony Bennett and Joel Anthony headline the preliminary roster for Canada’s pair of FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying games this month. “This group of young men embody the p...
Nov 14, 2017
US regulators approve first digital pill to track patients
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring patients but also raising privacy conce...
Nov 14, 2017