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Early and pricey: Trump's World Series ad an expensive pitch
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign delivered a brushback pitch during the final game of the World Series with an in-your-face national TV ad more than a year before the 2020 election. The ...
Nov 1, 2019
Ellen Burstyn talks women in film, Pacino interview, #MeToo
NEW YORK - Ellen Burstyn hoped her Oscar-winning performance in the 1974 film in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" would lead to more Hollywood stories told from a woman's perspective. It didn't happe...
Nov 1, 2019
Loughlin, Giannulli to fight new charges in admissions case
BOSTON - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting the latest charges against them in the college admissions scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannull...
Nov 1, 2019
Prince Harry, young Archie send good-luck message to England
TOKYO - Britain's Royal Family is getting excited about England's appearance in the Rugby World Cup final - even its most recent arrival. Prince Harry has sent a message of support to the England squa...
Nov 1, 2019
Freeland touts Alberta roots in post-election speech that calls for unity
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is touting the country's Ukrainian community that spans provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the rest of Canada, as...
Nov 1, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov upsets Fabio Fognini
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of the Paris Masters after recording his first win over a top-15 player since March. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., upset No. 11 seed...
Nov 1, 2019
Mother Nature spooks Montreal, others into postponing trick-or-treating
MONTREAL - Mother Nature's scary weather forecast has spooked some Quebec towns and cities - including Montreal - into postponing trick-or-treating festivities until Friday. W...
Nov 1, 2019
Canada futsal team gathers in Montreal ahead of CONCACAF Championship
Canada came close to making the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, denied by a 7-4 loss to Cuba in the CONCACAF qualifier. Coach Kyt Selaidopoulos looks to end Canada's 30-year absence from the futsal w...
Nov 1, 2019
Slotback Tasker to play in Ticats regular-season finale versus Argonauts
HAMILTON - There will be no final-season break for Luke Tasker. The slotback will be one of the few veterans on the field Saturday night when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (14-3) close out the regular seaso...
Nov 1, 2019
Jack-o'-lanterns will splatter at the 2nd Annual Sexsmith Pumpkin Smash
Rather than let the jack-o'-lanterns sit and rot on the front steps, why not watch them drop from an amazing height, and smash on the ground below.The town of Sexsmith and the fire department have com...
Nov 1, 2019 Pumpkin Smash 2018 (photo courtesy of the town of Sexsmith)