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Paris: Rare manuscripts to be sold from alleged pyramid scam
PARIS - Thousands of French investors are hoping to recover some of the money they lost in an alleged pyramid scheme when a collection of rare manuscripts goes up for auction starting next month. The ...
Nov 14, 2017
Distrust, anger grip Russian sports ahead of key doping vote
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - As it edges closer to a ban from the Winter Olympics, the Russian sports world is a bitter place. Investigations into doping haven’t encouraged Russian athletes to speak...
Nov 14, 2017
Acadia University's faculty association sets Nov. 27 strike deadline
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Hundreds of professors and other staff at Acadia University could hit the picket line in two weeks. The Acadia University Faculty Association says it has set a Nov. 27 strike deadlin...
Nov 14, 2017
Habs goalie Price out a while longer with injury, insists ailment is minor
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price says he is staying off the ice for a little while longer as he deals with a lower-body injury. Price met with reporters Tuesday before Montre...
Nov 14, 2017
RCMP arrest individuals responsible for home invasion in Clearwater County
Two males have been arrested following a home invasion in Clearwater County. Around 6 a.m. this past Saturday, Rocky Mountain House RCMP members responded to a break and enter and robbery with a firea...
Nov 14, 2017
Scrap disastrous Phoenix pay system, union head urges Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Give us a year, and we’ll build a working replacement for the trouble-plagued Phoenix pay system, one of the country’s biggest civil service unions told the Trudeau Liberals on Tu...
Nov 14, 2017
Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s housing market continues to power forward even though real estate experts say fewer properties are available for sale. The British Columbia Real Estate Association...
Nov 14, 2017
Website will track commitments in mandate letters for Liberal ministers
OTTAWA - People looking to know how the Liberals have fared on fulfilling their promises - as well as how far they have to go - can now visit a website the federal government has set up to track the t...
Nov 14, 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador's deficit grows amid lower offshore oil royalties
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador will target big spending in health, education and by the Crown corporation overseeing the bloated Muskrat Falls project as its deficit mounts. The pr...
Nov 14, 2017
UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi
MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations chief expressed alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims in remarks before Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders from a Southeast Asian bloc that...
Nov 14, 2017