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Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaid's call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread militar...
May 02, 2019
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Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killer case
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus' justice minister has resigned over the country's serial killer case amid reports of lapses in investigating missing persons' reports. Ionas Nicolaou said Thursday that he was...
May 02, 2019
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In the news today, May 2
Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 2 --- KENNEY, TRUDEAU TO MEET FACE-TO-FACE Jason Kenney will meet face-to-face today with the political foe he attacked relentlessly in his success...
May 02, 2019
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Political antagonists, Alberta's Jason Kenney and PM Trudeau to meet
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney will meet face-to-face today with the political foe he attacked relentlessly in his successful bid to become Alberta's premier: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two are to meet...
May 02, 2019
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The ground thaws and swallows: Study says permafrost melting faster than thought
Permafrost in some areas of the Canadian Arctic is melting so fast that it's gulping up the equipment left there to study it. "The ground thaws and swallows it," said Merritt Turetsky, a Universi...
May 02, 2019
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Immigration officials cut 'legacy' refugee backlog ... as new one grows
OTTAWA - A backlog of "legacy" refugee claims filed by applicants who have been waiting over seven years to find out if they can remain in Canada will soon be cleared, as Ottawa now turns it...
May 02, 2019
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In the news today, April 30
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, April 30 --- NO RESPITE FROM FLOODING IN QUE., ONT., N.B. More Canadian soldiers are helping in the battle to sandbag homes against the still-rising flo...
May 02, 2019
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UN watchdog critical of government delays with new corporate ethics ombud
OTTAWA - Canada's international reputation will be damaged if it doesn't give real power to its new watchdog on responsible corporate conduct, warns a United Nations rights watchdog. Surya Deva, the c...
May 02, 2019
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Alberta's new premier urges Senate committee to scrap oil tanker ban bill
EDMONTON - Alberta's new premier says the province will launch a constitutional challenge against a federal government bill to ban tankers off British Columbia's northern coast if it goes ahead. The S...
May 02, 2019
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'We will keep our commitments:' Jason Kenney takes over as Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister who united Alberta's two estranged conservative parties and led them to victory, officially became the province's 18th premier...
May 02, 2019
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