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Impeachment hearings go live on TV with the 1st witnesses
WASHINGTON - The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing on Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the ...
Nov 13, 2019
Cirque du Soleil co-founder taken into custody in Tahiti over cannabis growth
TAHITI, French Polynesia - A Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the circus show Cirque du Soleil has been taken into custody in French Polynesia over ...
Nov 13, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Cellphone addiction in schools needs to be broken
KAMLOOPS - A BAN ON CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS has gone into effect in Ontario. Good for Ontario.Many educators defend allowing students the use of cellphones because they say it's a good educational tool....
Nov 13, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
Cirque du Soleil co-founder taken into custody in Tahiti over cannabis growth
TAHITI, French Polynesia - A Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the circus show Cirque du Soleil has been taken into custody in French Polynesia over ...
Nov 13, 2019
US consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge
WASHINGTON - Surging gasoline prices caused U.S. consumer prices to rise last month at the fastest pace since March. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its consumer price index rose 0.4% in Octo...
Nov 13, 2019
Geoff Regan among the MPs who want to preside over House of Commons
OTTAWA - Geoff Regan, who presided over the House of Commons as Speaker for the past four years, is looking to reprise his role in the new session of Parliament. The Halifax Liberal MP plans to l...
Nov 13, 2019
GOP Rep. Peter King retiring, giving Dems new 2020 target
WASHINGTON - Rep. Peter King, a moderate Republican who has represented a Long Island congressional district for nearly 30 years, announced Monday he won't seek reelection, enhancing Democrats' chance...
Nov 13, 2019
Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival
Plcido Domingo is scheduled to sing two concert performances in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)" next summer as part of the 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival, which features 221 p...
Nov 13, 2019
Myanmar accused at UN court of genocide against Rohingya
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Myanmar was accused Monday of genocide at the U.N.'s highest court for its campaign against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, as lawyers asked the International Court of...
Nov 13, 2019
Trudeau meets with Bloc leader and a choked up Alex Trebek; In-The-News Nov. 13
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 13. What we are watching i...
Nov 13, 2019
