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Man convicted of sexually assaulting girl sues her family for brutal beating
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A New Brunswick man who sexually assaulted an underage girl is now suing her family and friends for brutally beating him. The man’s lawyer, David Lutz, says it was not up to t...
Sep 7, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, Sept. 7
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 7 --- PM TRUDEAU NOT BACKING DOWN ON TAX PLAN Justin Trudeau insists that his government won’t back down on a controversial plan to end tax provisio...
Sep 7, 2017
PM defends small business tax changes as doctors complain of negative impact
KELOWNA, B.C. - Justin Trudeau got a small taste of the kind of grief his backbenchers have been getting over the government’s plan to end what it calls unfair tax advantages for wealthy small b...
Sep 7, 2017
Shia LaBeouf says playing John McEnroe in TIFF's 'Borg/McEnroe' was 'cathartic'
TORONTO - Playing notoriously hot-headed tennis legend John McEnroe on the big screen was “quite cathartic” for Shia LaBeouf. “To watch it now is something I’m very proud of,&#...
Sep 7, 2017
Liberal bribery trial hears details of allegations involving ex-NDP MP Thibeault
SUDBURY, Ont. - Former New Democrat MP Glenn Thibeault asked for paid jobs for constituency office staffers in exchange for running in a provincial byelection that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was &...
Sep 7, 2017
Tilray to build $30 million EU cannabis production operation in Portugal
CALGARY - Canadian cannabis producer Tilray says it will invest 20 million euros (about C$29.5 million) in a medical cannabis operation in Portugal after winning federal licences there to import canna...
Sep 7, 2017
Israel strikes deep in Syria, said to hit military facility
BEIRUT - Israeli warplanes struck a military position near the Mediterranean coast in western Syria Thursday, killing two soldiers, the Syrian army said, in a stronghold of President Bashar Assad that...
Sep 7, 2017
AP Exclusive: Most Florida flood zone property not insured
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could ...
Sep 7, 2017
Education and support to be found in abundance on Recovery Day 2017
City Hall Park will be bustling with information on September 9th when the fourth annual Recovery Day event takes place. Kerstyn VanSandick said the event is to celebrate recovery from addiction as we...
Sep 6, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 6 Toronto 1 Minnesota 10 Tampa Bay 6 Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 13 Detroit 2 Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 5 Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankee...
Sep 6, 2017