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German government wobbles after Social Democrat leader quits
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Sunday to continue with her government after the leader of the centre-left Social Democrats, a junior partner in the coalition, resigned following a seri...
Jun 04, 2019
In the news today, June 4
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 4 --- WOMEN STILL FACING HATRED, RACISM: TRUDEAU Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rights of women are backsliding and gender equality is under att...
Jun 04, 2019
Employers face long delays for temporary foreign workers as demand spikes
OTTAWA - Some employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers are experiencing significant delays due to an increase in demand this year for migrant workers in Canada. The federal government says ...
Jun 04, 2019
I took on the Nazis: Canadian vet recalls helping lead D-Day invasion
TORONTO - On June 6, 1944, Jim Parks of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles was among about 14,000 Canadians who landed in Normandy, part of an Allied invasion that marked the beginning of the end of the S...
Jun 04, 2019
Senate report reveals nearly 400 troubled nursing homes
WASHINGTON - The federal government for years has kept under wraps the names of hundreds of nursing homes around the country found by inspectors to have serious ongoing health, safety or sanitary prob...
Jun 03, 2019
USTR, Treasury defend Trump strategy on trade row with China
BEIJING - The U.S. Trade Representative and Treasury Department have issued a statement defending Washington's strategy in its trade dispute with Beijing. The statement seen on the USTR's website Tues...
Jun 03, 2019
Train health-care providers to ditch racism as part of Canada's cancer strategy: report
VANCOUVER - When Dr. Evan Adams walked into an emergency room in Vancouver with a cut finger, a clerk taking his information made a racist remark that stung. "She said, 'Oh, you're First Nations....
Jun 03, 2019
Gray's strong outing carries Rockies over Blue Jays 4-2
DENVER - The Colorado Rockies offence has carried the team the last week. Jon Gray showed pitching can win games, too. Gray struck out seven before the start of a blister ended his night in the sevent...
Jun 03, 2019
Bruins rout Blues 7-2, take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup Final
ST. LOUIS - David Pastrnak flashed a wry smile, brimming with confidence. No even-strength points through the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final for the first line put plenty of pressure on Bost...
Jun 03, 2019
Blues beat Bruins 4-2 to knot Stanley Cup Final at 2-2
ST. LOUIS - Ryan O'Reilly scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for his second of the night, and the St. Louis Blues thrived in a chaotic Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday n...
Jun 03, 2019
