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Pete Rose, MLB hits leader who was caught betting on baseball games, dies at 83

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner …

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Inside N.S. businessman John Risley’s huge tax fight with the CRA

One of Nova Scotia’s most prominent and wealthy businessmen is locked in a massive income tax battle with the Canada Revenue Agency, one that spans two decades and includes a sprawling seaside mansion, a high-performance dressage horse operation and three luxury yachts. The federal government is claiming seafood baron John …

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U.S. warns 40 foreign operators may be flying Boeing 737s with rudder issue

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday said more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes could be using aircraft with rudder components that may pose safety risks. The NTSB last week issued urgent safety recommendations about the potential for a jammed rudder control system on some Boeing …

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McGill law professors’ strike suspended, students can go back to class

McGill University and the union representing law professors have struck a deal, allowing law students to return to class — for now. The school and the union have agreed to suspend the strike, a day after the university threatened to cancel the semester for its law faculty. On Monday, McGill’s administration sent an …

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What time is the U.S. vice-presidential debate? How to watch J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance are set to appear in their first and only televised debate in the 2024 election campaign.  Walz is the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee and sitting Vice-President Kamala Harris; Vance is the Republican candidate for vice-president, running with former president Donald Trump.  …

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PC candidate compares N.B.’s original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools

A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools. Sherry Wilson said the federal system of …

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Dockworkers on U.S. East Coast strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation’s ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages. The strike blocks everything from food …

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Writ drops: Provincial election begins as Sask. Party, NDP launch official campaigns

The Saskatchewan provincial election campaign is underway. On Tuesday morning, Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe asked Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the government and drop the writ. Voters head to the polls Oct. 28. Moe officially kicked off his election campaign with a crowd of supporters at a news event in Saskatoon Tuesday …

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Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza amid renewed surge in attacks

WARNING: This story contains graphic witness descriptions of injuries and deaths. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 people in Gaza on Tuesday, according to Reuters and CBC’s videographer inside Gaza, as fighting ramps up amid escalating tensions in the region. Six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in …

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McMaster hospital to resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries after review into deaths of 2 children

McMaster Children’s Hospital says it will resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries next week, almost four months after two children died following the procedure. Hamilton Health Sciences said Monday that an external review by independent experts launched in June did not find any specific issues with the hospital’s ear, nose and …

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