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In the news today, May 8
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 8 --- SCHEER WILL MOVE ISRAEL EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will move Canada's Embassy in Israel to Jerusale...
May 08, 2019
Libyan commander urges troops to press fight to take Tripoli
CAIRO - A Libyan army commander whose forces are advancing on Tripoli is rallying his fighters on in defiance of U.N. calls for a weeklong cease-fire to coincide with the start of the fasting month of...
May 08, 2019
US plans to hike tariffs Friday, saying China broke promises
WASHINGTON - Accusing Beijing of "reneging" on commitments it made in earlier talks, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Monday that the Trump administration will increase its tariffs on ...
May 08, 2019
Democrats set to hold Barr in contempt over Mueller report
WASHINGTON - A House committee is poised to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress - the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy, acrimonious court battle between House Democrats ...
May 08, 2019
Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, 9 wounded
KABUL - The Taliban attacked the offices of an international NGO in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion and battling Afghan security forces in an assault that wounded at leas...
May 08, 2019
Pope in Bulgaria says refugees need love; Orthodox stay away
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis told refugees Monday in Bulgaria's showcase refugee centre that they are bearing the "cross of humanity," as he pressed his call for the migrant-skeptic Balkan country t...
May 08, 2019
Plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner that took off from Moscow was airborne for just 28 minutes before returning to make an emergency landing while still heavy with unburned fuel, which then ignited after a ro...
May 08, 2019
In the news today, May 6
Three stories in the news for Monday, May 6 --- FEDERAL BYELECTION DAY NANAIMO, B.C. Voters are heading to the polls today to elect a member of Parliament in the B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladys...
May 08, 2019
Crown to drop breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman: Report
OTTAWA - Federal Crown prosecutors will reportedly drop their breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman today, ending one of the most politically charged cases in Canadian history. Norman'...
May 08, 2019
Secret sauce: Calgary researchers turn greenhouse gases into carbon fibre
CALGARY - A researcher at the University of Calgary says she has developed a method of turning greenhouse gases into valuable carbon nanofibres. Mina Zarabian came up with the concept while&...
May 08, 2019
