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Atwood, Rushdie among Booker Prize finalists
NEW YORK - Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments," her highly anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is among six works shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction. Other finalists announced Tuesda...
Sep 03, 2019
Canadian 'keeper Milan Borjan savours life in Belgrade, looks to lift up Canada
TORONTO - Milan Borjan speaks English, Spanish, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian - variations of which cover Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro - understands Turkish and has a little Romanian and...
Sep 03, 2019
Italy: 5-Stars' activists OK deal for coalition of rivals
ROME - Activists from Italy's populist 5-Star Movement voted overwhelmingly in an online ballot Tuesday to approve a deal for a governing coalition with the rival, mainstream Democrats that would thwa...
Sep 03, 2019
US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war
WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, with manufacturing activity shrinking in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Inst...
Sep 03, 2019
B.C. Lions look to new o-line coach to 'turn the tide' on dismal season
SURREY, B.C. - Kelly Bates knew he'd be starting a new job this week. He just didn't expect that job would be as the new offensive line coach for the B.C. Lions. The club announced Satu...
Sep 03, 2019
Ticats receiver Addison has knack for coming up big against Argonauts
There's something about facing the Toronto Argonauts that brings out the best in Bralon Addison. The five-foot-nine, 197-pound sophomore receiver had 11 catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns w...
Sep 03, 2019
A look at some of the recommendations in Alberta's financial report
CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province has been overspending for years and needs to make changes. Here are some of 26 recommendations its report makes: - Use alt...
Sep 03, 2019
Melfort program director and morning show host to retire this month
Morning show host and program director at 105CJVR in Melfort, Bill Wood will go off the air and ride off into retirement this month.On Sept. 12, listeners will wake up with Bill's Breakfast for the ve...
Sep 03, 2019 105CJVR morning show host, Bill Wood announces retirement. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract
OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab says it has not decided whether it will participate in the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18s. Saab's Gripen fighter is the only ...
Sep 03, 2019
Tottenham throws away lead against Arsenal, unease persists
LONDON - A wide-open north London derby fizzing with tension and littered with errors highlighted flaws that show why Arsenal and Tottenham are some way off from challenging for the Premier League tit...
Sep 03, 2019
