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2-story 'Star Wars' replica in yard for Halloween is big hit
PARMA, Ohio - A two-story, “Star Wars”-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio is enticing kids to get toy lightsabers and attracting hundreds of visitors from across the state. Elevator m...
Oct 19, 2017
Benefit concert show goes on for Vegas shooting survivors
LAS VEGAS - Some survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting said they were ready for closure, though they confessed feeling engulfed by anxiety and security fears while gathering in a large group for th...
Oct 19, 2017
Millennials will have to deal with Ontario's debt unless action taken: watchdog
TORONTO - Millennials will have to foot the bill for Ontario’s rising debt over the next three decades if the government doesn’t hike taxes or cut spending by $6.5 billion annually to addr...
Oct 19, 2017
Lack of legal aid leaves too many defendants to represent themselves: top judge
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The old adage goes something like this: a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. But Canada’s top judge blames a lack of legal aid funding for what she says ...
Oct 19, 2017
Morneau promises fiscal update next week detailing state of Canada's finances
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he will deliver a fall economic update Tuesday to document the recent strong growth in the Canadian economy, but did not say whether it will include a plan ...
Oct 19, 2017
Police video shows large bear peering into shop windows
KINGS BEACH, Calif. - A very large bear-about-town was spotted peering into shop windows in a California tourist community on Lake Tahoe. The Placer (PLAH’-ser) County Sheriff’s Office pos...
Oct 19, 2017
'First line of defence:' Calgary schools get toolkit against child abuse
CALGARY - Schools in Calgary are the first to get a toolkit aimed at helping educators across the country recognize child abuse. The toolkit was developed by the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre ...
Oct 19, 2017
De Grasse, international track returns with "Track & Field in the 6ix"
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse was a promising young sprinter at the 2015 Pan American Games and raced to double gold in the 100 and 200 metres. It was his coming-out party, and a jam-packed crowd at Toron...
Oct 19, 2017
Simple system fuelled Laval corruption, Crown tells Quebec mogul's trial
LAVAL, Que. - A well-known Quebec construction mogul was involved in a kickback system so simple it is unbelievable it wasn’t discovered sooner, the Crown told the opening of his fraud and corru...
Oct 19, 2017
Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - America within a few years could be extracting oil from federal waters in the Arctic Ocean, but it won’t be from a remote drilling platform. Federal regulators are taking com...
Oct 19, 2017