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Alberta man sentenced for sexually assaulting daughters
A central Alberta man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his three daughters has been sentenced to 23.5 years in prison.The man, whose name is under a publication ban as to not identify the vic...
Sep 20, 2019

No severe impacts from Imelda as it moves through Texas
HOUSTON - Tropical Depression Imelda has deluged parts of Southeast Texas with rain, but officials in Houston and surrounding communities said Wednesday that so far there have been no severe consequen...
Sep 20, 2019

Humberto brushes Bermuda as new hurricane threatens Mexico
MIAMI - Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda with strong winds Wednesday as the powerful Category 3 storm passed just to the north of the British Atlantic territory, while a newly formed hurricane threat...
Sep 20, 2019

Young people lead global climate change protests
BERLIN - In Canberra and Kabul, Cape Town and Berlin, and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N....
Sep 20, 2019

Liberals promise benefit boost for seniors, but hold back PBO costings for now
MONCTON, N.B. - Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to boost incomes for seniors, widows and widowers, one of a number of big ticket election promises he's made in the first week of the campaign. B...
Sep 20, 2019

Singh promises public dental coverage for families making under $70,000
SUDBURY, Ont. - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh laid out a plan to extend full public dental coverage to low- and middle-income households on Wednesday, in what he described as a first step toward in...
Sep 20, 2019

Auction: Bonnie Parker's poetry book, Clyde Barrow's watch
DALLAS - A book of poetry handwritten by Bonnie Parker and a watch belonging to Clyde Barrow are among items from the outlaw Texas couple being offered at auction. RR Auction will offer the items Satu...
Sep 20, 2019

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 presidential bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) says he's ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democr...
Sep 20, 2019

Harry and Meghan make 1st official tour as family in Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president says...
Sep 20, 2019

Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice
CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into foreign funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is. V...
Sep 20, 2019