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Governor OKs online gambling, more casinos in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing a major expansion of gambling in what’s already the nation’s second-largest commercial casino state, as Pennsylvani...
Oct 30, 2017
US court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy
WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Ko...
Oct 30, 2017
Freeland steps up diplomatic pressure on Venezuela, warns of refugee crisis
TORONTO - Canada is concerned that the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela will spark a refugee crisis for the South American country and its neighbours, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Free...
Oct 30, 2017
Supreme Court rejects appeals in Dziekanski police-perjury convictions
VANCOUVER - Every year, on the anniversary of Robert Dziekanski’s death, Zofia Cisowski lays red and white roses and prays at the spot where her son died in Vancouver’s airport in 2007. Sh...
Oct 30, 2017
Families sue after two men commit suicide at Hamilton hospitals
HAMILTON - Family members of two men who killed themselves while allegedly under supervision at hospitals in Hamilton are suing the facilities’ parent organization for negligence, claiming the d...
Oct 30, 2017
US court bars Trump from changing military policy on service by transgender people
WASHINGTON - US court bars Trump from changing military policy on service by transgender people. The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2017
Pastor to Bieber, Durant focuses on broader mission
NEW YORK - Carl Lentz speaks openly about his friendship with Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and other star athletes. He happily tells the story of how he baptized Justin Bieber - in NBA player Tyson Chan...
Oct 30, 2017
Sears Canada creditor process biased toward sale, says former exec
TORONTO - Sears Canada’s former executive chairman defended his plan to turn around the embattled retailer, and said his bid to buy the company and save it from liquidation was hampered by a cre...
Oct 30, 2017
Trudeau announces 'bilateral' police initiative to aid Colombian peace efforts
OTTAWA - Colombia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning president thanked Canadians Monday for their support of his country’s peace process - support that was bolstered by what Prime Minister Justin...
Oct 30, 2017
Local man receives award for new brewery business
A Leslieville man now has a bit more help to make his dream of opening up a brewery here in Rocky Mountain House a reality. Paul Korolew was awarded the Startup Entrepreneur Award at the Success 4 Bus...
Oct 30, 2017