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Green wave: Europe wakes up to climate concerns after vote
BERLIN - Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere were celebrating big gains in elections for the bloc's 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, ex...
May 27, 2019
Baghdad court sentences another French IS member to death
BAGHDAD - A Baghdad court on Monday sentenced another former French fighter with the Islamic State group to death - the fourth Frenchman to get the capital punishment so far in Iraq - and postponed th...
May 27, 2019
North Korea calls Bolton 'war monger' over missile comment
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a "war monger" and "human defect" after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as a v...
May 27, 2019
Police hunt suspect after explosion in French city of Lyon
LYON, France - French police on Saturday hunted a suspect believed to have deposited a paper bag containing a device that exploded Friday, wounding 13 people on a busy pedestrian street in the city of...
May 27, 2019
Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues
TOKYO - President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Japan on Saturday by needling the American ally over its trade imbalance with the United States. "Maybe that's why you like me so much," he joshe...
May 27, 2019
Feds lay out proposed new rules for voice, video recorders in locomotives
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have laid out their proposal for rules around voice and data recorders on locomotives, specifying when companies can use the devices to address safety concerns and h...
May 27, 2019
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with French carmaker Renault
PARIS - Fiat Chrysler on Monday proposed a merger with France's Renault, in a deal that would create the world's third-biggest automaker and save billions needed to invest in the race to make new elec...
May 27, 2019
Abbandonato, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat Halifax Mooseheads for Memorial Cup
HALIFAX - The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies have won their first Memorial Cup. Peter Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Rouyn-Noranda beat the Hali...
May 26, 2019
Felix Bibeau scores twice in third to lead Huskies into Memorial Cup final
HALIFAX - Felix Bibeau has pushed his Rouyn-Noranda Huskies into the Memorial Cup final. Bibeau scored two third-period goals - including the winner - as Rouyn-Noranda beat the Guelph Storm 6-4 on Fri...
May 26, 2019
QB Logan Kilgore leads Eskimos past Lions 22-7 in CFL pre-season opener
EDMONTON - It was a decent start for an Edmonton Eskimos team that is coming off a major off-season overhaul of its roster. Logan Kilgore scored one touchdown and passed for another as Edmonton opened...
May 26, 2019
