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Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize
MADRID - The Spanish government said Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit has won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. Margarit, who is also an architect...
Nov 14, 2019
Drug violation threatens Canadian show jumping team's entry into Tokyo 2020
Canada's participation in show jumping at the 2020 Olympic Games is in peril because of a doping infraction at the Pan American Games. Canadian rider Nicole Walker has been provisionall...
Nov 14, 2019
AP source: 2nd US official heard Trump call with Sondland
WASHINGTON - A second U.S. embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to...
Nov 14, 2019
Debates commissioner David Johnston suggests separate debate for main contenders
OTTAWA - Leaders' debates in future election campaigns might be better if there were more of them but some featured only the main contenders for prime minister, federal debates commissioner David...
Nov 14, 2019
At least 6 hurt in Southern California high school shooting
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - At least six people were injured during a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said on ...
Nov 14, 2019
Democrat Mike Espy starts 2020 US Senate bid in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy announced Tuesday that he's running again for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, setting up a 2020 rematch of a race that churne...
Nov 14, 2019
Abbotsford brain cancer victim candidate for expensive U.S. clinical study
ABBOTSFORD - A fundraising effort in support of an Abbotsford father's battle with brain cancer has reached its halfway mark. But time is running out to raise the remaining funds for 45-year-old Ryan ...
Nov 14, 2019
Popular Coach's Corner segment at crossroads after Cherry departure
TORONTO - Sportsnet brass made the call to end Don Cherry's nearly four-decade run on Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner" after his rant over the weekend. Their next big decision may be even tou...
Nov 14, 2019
Toronto cop takes stand in assault trial, admits causing victim's eye injury
OSHAWA, Ont. - A Toronto police officer accused of beating a young black man nearly three years ago testified Tuesday he was acting in self-defence when he delivered the punches that ruptured the man'...
Nov 14, 2019
PBO forecasts slower growth and deeper federal deficits
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is warning of rougher economic waters ahead that will likely send the federal budget deeper into deficit. In a new report this morning, the parliamentary bud...
Nov 14, 2019
