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PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives
OTTAWA - Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant - except for staff w...
Jul 22, 2019
IAEA says its 72-year-old chief, Yukiya Amano, has died
VIENNA - Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, has died at 72, the agency announced Monday. The Secretariat did not give a cause of death for Amano, or say when he d...
Jul 22, 2019
Syrian activists say airstrike killed 16 in rebel-held town
BEIRUT - Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike on a busy market in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria has killed at least 16 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights s...
Jul 22, 2019
Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood. Monday's demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, which strad...
Jul 21, 2019
Stevens, ex-colleagues took different paths in retirement
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens never really put down his pen. Without opinions and dissents to write following his retirement from the Supreme Court in 2010, Stevens chos...
Jul 21, 2019
Blue Bombers beat Redblacks 31-1, extending unbeaten streak to five games
WINNIPEG - Quarterback Matt Nichols set a new team record for consecutive pass completions as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers shut the Ottawa Redblacks out Friday night, walking away with their fifth straig...
Jul 21, 2019
New wildfire pops up near Savona
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service has sprung into action after a wildfire report west of Savona.According to a social media post by the service, the fire measures about one hectare, and is burning ...
Jul 21, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
'Superstitious' Jansen shaves in dugout, hits 2-run single
DETROIT - Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck - by shaving his moustache. "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little supers...
Jul 21, 2019
Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...
Jul 21, 2019
Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped
NEW YORK - About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during a hot Friday evening commute, stranding some passengers underground and sending others searching fo...
Jul 21, 2019
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