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Gambling addict says B.C. government lacks will to set limits on billion-dollar industry

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READ MORE Lora Bertuccio is calling out the B.C. government for falling down on a promise to help prevent severely addicted gamblers like her from spending money they can’t afford to lose. “They’re cashing in on mental illness,” said the 47-year-old from Victoria, who also suffers from bipolar disorder and severe anxiety. Bertuccio said she has lost thousands of dollars gambling in B.C. casinos. Sometimes, even while crying, she can’t help but keep putting money in the slot machines, she said. “It’s like a volcano that’s building in your gut. It compels me to go to the machines.” Been wronged? Contact Erica and the Go Public team It’s estimated that Canadians spent about $17.3 billion last year  on government-run gambling, but provincial governments only funnel a small portion of those revenues back into programs to help people with gambling addictions.   Bertuccio said casino loyalty ...
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Amid talk of NAFTA progress, Trudeau calls late-night cabinet meeting ahead of U.S.-imposed deadline

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READ MORE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a meeting of cabinet tonight to brief ministers on NAFTA progress as senior Canadian officials sound increasingly optimistic a deal can be reached before a U.S.-imposed deadline of Oct. 1. “We’re close,” a senior source, with direct knowledge of the talks, told CBC News. “The elements for a deal are there, they just have to see if they can get it across the goal line.” Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Sunday he is optimistic a renegotiated NAFTA could soon be had, telling reporters that officials are working furiously to secure a trilateral deal hours out from a deadline. “It’s good — we’re working hard,” David MacNaughton said after leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office in Ottawa. “We’ve been at it for a long time so, you know, I’m cautiously optimistic but we’ll see.” Watch: Last minute...
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Canada 'cautiously optimistic' a NAFTA deal is in hand, ambassador says, as deadline looms

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READ MORE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a meeting of cabinet tonight to brief ministers on NAFTA progress as senior Canadian officials sound increasingly optimistic a deal can be reached before a U.S.-imposed deadline of Oct. 1. “We’re close,” a senior source, with direct knowledge of the talks, told CBC News. “The elements for a deal are there, they just have to see if they can get it across the goal line.” Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Sunday he is optimistic a renegotiated NAFTA could soon be had, telling reporters that officials are working furiously to secure a trilateral deal hours out from a deadline. “It’s good — we’re working hard,” David MacNaughton said after leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office in Ottawa. “We’ve been at it for a long time so, you know, I’m cautiously optimistic but we’ll see.” Watch: Last minute...
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Egypt court orders retrial of Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Badie

READ MORE A Cairo court has ordered a retrial of the Muslim Brotherhood ‘s leader Mohamed Badie and other senior figures from the group from October 7, judicial sources and state news agency MENA reported. Badie, the Brotherhood’s spiritual leader, has already been sentenced to death and prison terms in other trials since Egypt’s military removed President Mohamed Morsi , also a member of the Brotherhood, in July 2013. According to MENA, the retrial relates to a case in which Badie and 14 others were handed life sentences for incitement to commit murder and attempted murder of anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators near the group’s headquarters in June 2013. Four others were sentenced to death in the February 2015 ruling.  The new charges include premeditated murder, attempted murder, beating to death and possession of unlicensed weapons, MENA reported. It is not clear why the charges were modified but according to Egyptian law, charges can be altered i...
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Former Maldives leader Gayoom freed on bail a week after election

READ MORE Former Maldives  president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom  has been released on bail  a week after his estranged half-brother Abdulla Yameen was  defeated  in a presidential election. Gayoom, the Indian Ocean island nation’s longest-serving leader, and his legislator son Faris Maumoon were released on Sunday by the High Court in capital Male after they filed fresh appeals against their controversial convictions. Gayoom, 80, was arrested in February along with the country’s chief justice and another Supreme Court judge for attempting to topple Yameen, who declared a 45-day state of emergency to block his impeachment. The High Court released Gayoom on a bail of 60,000 rufiyaa ($3,900) and he was also ordered not to travel abroad without its permission. Gayoom was serving a 19-month jail term for obstruction of justice and was also under trial on a “terrorism” charge. “Finally, they are all home,” Gayoom’s daughter Yumna M...
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Résultat PMU: Le Quinté+ de ce dimanche 30 septembre 2018

READ MORE RESULTAT PMU  – Les résultats du Tiercé Quarté+ Quinté+ de ce dimanche 30 septembre sont tombés. La course de trot attelé attelé avait lieu à Vincennes (Val-de-Marne) sur un parcours de 2.100 mètres. La tirelire n’a pas été décrochée. Mais un parieur a empoché plus de 6.940 euros. Voici les chevaux sur lequel il fallait miser: 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 – 1 Numéro Plus (Quinté+):  0320 Numéro Plus (E.Quinté+):  044 C’est en 1989 que les parieurs ont découvert le Quinté+. Proposé sur une course spécifique, il est désormais le pari de référence de la gamme PMU et l’un des premiers jeux d’argent en France. Retrouvez également les  résultats Euromillion  et les  résultats Loto  dans les rubriques dédiées de Francesoir.fr (cliquer sur les liens). Pour rappel, ...
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Nantes: un ado de 16 ans en garde à vue pour tentative de meurtre

READ MORE Le drame a été évité de justesse. Un jeune homme de 16 ans a été placé en garde à vue vendredi 28 à Nantes pour tentative d’homicide. Il a été interpellé en soirée après avoir grièvement blessé à l’arme blanche un autre jeune dans un rixe qui s’est déroulé dans le centre-ville de la préfecture de Loire-Atlantique. Selon Ouest-France , qui rapporte l’information, une dispute, dont on ignore encore les raisons, a eu lieu non loin de la place du Commerce vers 18h30 entre les deux protagonistes.  Qui en sont rapidement venus aux mains. “ L’un d’eux a sorti un objet tranchant – s’agissait-il d’un couteau, d’une barre de fer ou d’un tesson de bouteille – et l’a planté dans le torse de son adversaire “, précise le quotidien. Le mineur, auteur du coup, a immédiatement pris la fu...
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