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Infrastructure bank looks to avoid distraction from election talk, CEO says
OTTAWA - The pitched political debate about the future of Canada's nascent infrastructure financing agency doesn't reflect the ongoing behind-the-scenes talks on projects with provincial governme...
Aug 5, 2019
Italian police arrest 6 in nightclub stampede that killed 6
MILAN - Italian police on Saturday arrested six men on manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to carry out thefts at a concert for teens, triggering a stampede that killed six people at...
Aug 5, 2019
India government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status
NEW DELHI - India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the ...
Aug 5, 2019
Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal
CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...
Aug 5, 2019
Hong Kong protesters and police face off in familiar cycle
HONG KONG - On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. On the other end, police dec...
Aug 5, 2019
Car crash in Cairo sets off fire outside hospital, kills 19
CAIRO - A multiple-car crash on a Cairo street in front of Egypt's main cancer hospital set off an explosion that triggered a fire outside the building, killing a total of 19 people, authorities said ...
Aug 5, 2019
Shooting victims include a mom who died protecting her baby
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, a shooter opened fire and left 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured. Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a shooter killed 9 people and injured at least 27 othe...
Aug 5, 2019
Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sendin...
Aug 5, 2019
Section of Mabel Lake Forest Service Road to be closed temporarily
VERNON - Due to some safety improvement work, the Mabel Lake Forest Service Road (FSR) will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow (Aug.6 ) until August 20th. The closure will be between the 14-kilom...
Aug 5, 2019 (Mabel Lake FSR pictured on map)
New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country's abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a crime. While abo...
Aug 5, 2019
