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Daimler AG to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes
WASHINGTON - Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, off...
Sep 14, 2020
As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course
WASHINGTON - Climate change and presidential politics are again on a collision course in the United States. Joe Biden is taking the climate-crisis fight to Donald Trump as ferocious wildfires rage up ...
Sep 14, 2020
Tory leader says won't touch Quebec secularism law, supports Bill 101 expansion
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Quebec's secularism law and the independence of its legislature should be respected. The Tory leader made the comments today, following a meeting with ...
Sep 14, 2020
Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., say the cable of the ride has been severed for the second time. Squamish RCMP say the damage to the Sea to Sk...
Sep 14, 2020
NHL general managers preparing for new economic realities brought on by COVID-19
TORONTO - NHL general managers left their annual March meetings in Florida filled with optimism. The salary cap was projected to hit at least US$84 million in 2020-21 - a bump of $2.5 m...
Sep 14, 2020
Wolfpack players receive 'hardship' payments from rugby league authorities
Toronto Wolfpack players, who have not been paid since June 10, have received a second "hardship payment" from English rugby league authorities. Spokesmen for Super League and the Rugby Football ...
Sep 14, 2020
2018 Florida gubernatorial nominee says he is bisexual
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Andrew Gillum, Florida's Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumours swirling since March when he was found int...
Sep 14, 2020
Lake Country Co-op fueling local charities
Bring your car, truck, boat, lawn mower, or gas jug to support a great local cause.Lake Country Co-op's Fuel Good Day goes Tuesday all across the region, giving you the opportunity to help a local cha...
Sep 14, 2020
Saskatchewan’s top doctor reacts to anti-mask protests
Over the past few months, wearing a face mask has been a controversial subject for some.Across the province, multiple protests have taken place with people coming out against mandatory mask laws.Dr. S...
Sep 14, 2020
Paris Hilton says she 'feels free' after YouTube documentary
NEW YORK - There's a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality ser...
Sep 14, 2020
