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Montreal Canadiens GM criticizes Flyers coach for Gallagher comments
TORONTO - Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says he's "extremely disappointed" with comments made by Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault about a play involving Montreal winger Brendan...
Aug 21, 2020
AP Exclusive: Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning Snowden
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said he would be "vehemently opposed" to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he mi...
Aug 21, 2020
UK public debt breaches 2 trillion-pound mark for first time
LONDON - Britain's government debt has breached the 2 trillion-pound ($2.6 trillion) mark for the first time after heavy borrowing to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The Office fo...
Aug 21, 2020
Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident due back in court Sept. 18
OTTAWA - The man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall while heavily armed is slated to return to court Sept. 18 after making a brief appearance Friday. Corey Hurren, a Manitoba military re...
Aug 21, 2020
Pence faults 'negative' DNC, previews next week's RNC themes
WASHINGTON - Previewing themes for next week's Republican Party convention, Vice-President Mike Pence promised a heavy focus on GOP support for law and order as he drew a contrast with Democrats for a...
Aug 21, 2020
US home sales spike 24.7% in July, another record
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. home sales rose a record-breaking 24.7% in July, extending June's rebound after the coronavirus pandemic all but froze the housing market this spring. National Association of...
Aug 21, 2020
Former NFL player Berger forever grateful for late father's influence
Mitch Berger will forever be indebted to his father - and he's trying to remember the good times after his dad's death during an extremely challenging stretch. The 48-year-old Canadian, who playe...
Aug 21, 2020
Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson
LOS ANGELES - Carol Burnett is seeking to become the legal guardian of her teenage grandson as his mother struggles with substance abuse. The 87-year-old television comedy legend and her husband, Bria...
Aug 21, 2020
Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers m...
Aug 21, 2020
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings
ROME - The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are a...
Aug 21, 2020
