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Buffalo bishop resigns under fire for handling of misconduct
NEW YORK - Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy se...
Dec 04, 2019
Survey: Businesses added just 67,000 jobs in November
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added just 67,000 jobs in November, a private survey found, barely half the gain of the previous month. Payroll processor ADP said that manufacturers, construction firms an...
Dec 04, 2019
Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year
VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...
Dec 04, 2019
November home sales in Vancouver roughly in line with 10-year average
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales returned to around historically typical levels in November after a quieter first half of the year. The board says 2,498 homes sol...
Dec 04, 2019
B.C. man wanted for money laundering in connection with Vietnamese crime group
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP in British Columbia is launching a new campaign to catch a suspected money launderer accused of being affiliated with a Vietnamese organized crime group. The Mounties told...
Dec 04, 2019
N.S. girl earns bravery award for saving family from van that plunged into river
HALIFAX - An eight-year-old Nova Scotia girl who helped rescue her family from a van that plunged into a river has received a bravery award from the premier. Sophia Grace LeBlanc of Amh...
Dec 04, 2019
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses utility trailer fire on North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews in Kamloops were able to quickly knock down a fire on Tranquille Road this morning (Dec. 4).Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to the 300 block of Tranquille Road around 7:00 a.m. t...
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Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year
VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...
Dec 04, 2019
Trudeau to mark NATO's birthday amid questions about military alliance's future
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seek to deflect questions about Canadian defence spending when he meets with fellow NATO leaders starting Tuesday by pointing to Canada's numerous other con...
Dec 04, 2019
Premiers ask for more health funding, express hesitation on pharmacare
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Canada's provincial and territorial leaders agreed Monday to press the federal government for higher increases to health-care funding, but most expressed hesitation about a na...
Dec 04, 2019
