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Southern Quebec visited by 'unprecedented' number of painted lady butterflies
MONTREAL - The millions of black-and-orange butterflies that have carpeted flower beds across the Montreal area in recent days are waiting for winds to carry them south to warmer weather, according to...
Sep 20, 2017
Judge briefly closes courtroom in ex-tennis star case
NEW YORK - The administrative judge hearing a misconduct case against a police officer who wrongly arrested tennis star James Blake briefly closed the courtroom to the public Wednesday to discuss the ...
Sep 20, 2017
N.S. to table new cyberbullying law, but premier warns passage may have to wait
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is signalling his government will move cautiously on promised new cyberbullying legislation as it prepares its agenda for the legislature’s fall sess...
Sep 20, 2017
Don Henley, Lyle Lovett, Clint Black plan Harvey benefit
FORT WORTH, Texas - Don Henley, Lyle Lovett and Clint Black are the latest musicians planning a concert to raise money for victims of Harvey. The trio on Tuesday announced a Nov. 28 show at Bass Hall ...
Sep 20, 2017
Daryl Hall renews effort for outdoor stage at NY music venue
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Officials in an upstate New York town are again considering Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall’s request to build an outdoor stage at his restaurant and music venue. The...
Sep 20, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel: Senator 'lied right to my face' on health care
Jimmy Kimmel sharply criticized U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy on his late-night show, saying the Louisiana Republican “lied right to my face” by going back on his word to ensure any health care o...
Sep 20, 2017
Allman Brothers producer Johnny Sandlin dead at 72
DECATUR, Ala. - An Alabama musician and recording engineer who produced songs for groups including the Allman Brothers Band has died. A funeral home obituary says Johnny Sandlin of Decatur, Alabama, d...
Sep 20, 2017
Liberal MP warns against 'class warfare' rhetoric on proposed tax changes
OTTAWA - Not everyone is on board with the way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been going after the rich as he defends his Liberal government’s controversial tax proposals - and that includes ...
Sep 20, 2017
Bombardier workers rally in solidarity ahead of U.S. trade spat decision
An unusual scene took place Wednesday as unionized workers left their posts at Bombardier’s plant in north Toronto - not to protest stalled labour negotiations but to express solidarity with the...
Sep 20, 2017
Families walk Highway of Tears to honour missing, murdered Indigenous women
VANCOUVER - When Gladys Radek walks the Highway of Tears, she says she can feel the spirits of women who are missing or have been murdered walking beside her. Dozens have vanished or been killed along...
Sep 20, 2017