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Halperin's 'How to Beat Trump' sells 502 copies in 1st week
NEW YORK - Mark Halperin's first book since his career was upended by allegations of sexual harassment is clearly no "Game Change." "How to Beat Trump" sold just 502 copies in its first week. The numb...
Nov 6, 2019
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday...
Nov 6, 2019
Provincial police teaming up with Montreal force to battle organized crime
MONTREAL - Quebec and Montreal police are announcing the creation of a permanent mixed squad dedicated to investigating murders linked to organized crime. Investigators from the Montreal police w...
Nov 6, 2019
Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's governance to the anti-corruption p...
Nov 6, 2019
Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37
MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...
Nov 6, 2019
City continues work on Affordable Housing Strategy
The city is moving forward with its 2020-2030 Affordable Housing Strategy. After public delegations and discussion at Tuesday's Council Committee of the Whole meeting, the idea of a municipally run ho...
Nov 6, 2019
Lawyer for hotel owners says Vancouver risks litigation with $1 expropriation
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the owners of two dilapidated hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside says the city is exposing itself to considerable litigation risk by seeking to expropriate the prope...
Nov 6, 2019
'Fifty Shades' publisher Anne Messitte is leaving company
NEW YORK - The publisher who helped make E L James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" a phenomenon is being forced out amid a company restructuring. Anne Messitte, longtime head of the Vintage and Anchor paperba...
Nov 6, 2019
Five people sent to hospital after multi-vehicle crash south of Sexsmith
Grande Prairie RCMP say five people had to be taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle pile-up Wednesday on Highway 2.A 16-year-old girl was lifted via STARS Air Ambulance in critical condition. Her co...
Nov 6, 2019 A look south on Highway 2, just south of Sexsmith from earlier Wednesday (Photo: Liam Verster)
Manitoba premier to talk pipelines, flood protection and more with prime minister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he hopes to discuss pipelines, flood protection and other issues during a one-hour meeting Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pallister sa...
Nov 6, 2019