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Israel’s Netanyahu charged in corruption cases
JERUSALEM - Israel's attorney general on Thursday formally charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases, throwing the country's paralyzed political system into further dis...
Nov 21, 2019
Pentagon's top watchdog paints gloomy picture of fight against ISIL
OTTAWA - A new report to the U.S. Congress by the Pentagon's top watchdog is painting a gloomy picture about the five-year-old fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Among the finding...
Nov 21, 2019
Montreal Carabins look to contain powerful Calgary Dinos offence in Vanier Cup
QUEBEC - Montreal Carabins head coach Danny Maciocia admits the Calgary Dinos offence has affected his sleep this week. The Carabins (9-2) face a stiff test against star quarterback Adam Sinagra and&n...
Nov 21, 2019
CHARBONNEAU: Five nations, one Arctic
CANADA, THE U.S., RUSSIA, DENMARK AND NORWAY lay claim to parts of the Arctic. It's not a trivial matter; 30 per cent of the world's gas reserves, 13 per cent of oil reserves, as well as iron and rare...
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Trump says he went through ‘very routine physical’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he went through a "very routine physical" when he visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center over the weekend. The president complained that ...
Nov 21, 2019
Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday
OTTAWA - It will be all business Wednesday when Justin Trudeau unveils a cabinet to navigate a new era of minority government in a bitterly divided country. Forget the theatricality and sunny opt...
Nov 21, 2019
Ontario Premier Ford to meet Prime Minister Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting Friday in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford says he will deliver a simple message that Ontario looks forward to working with the re-el...
Nov 21, 2019
CN strike means Quebec has less than five days propane left, premier says
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. has left the province with fewer than five days before it runs out of propane, which would wreak havoc at hospitals, nurs...
Nov 21, 2019
Bill passes to fire Alberta election watchdog during probe of governing party
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has passed a bill to fire election commissioner Lorne Gibson, raising questions about the future of his investigation into Premier Jason Kenney's United Con...
Nov 21, 2019
A look at the Maple Leafs' last five mid-season coaching changes
TORONTO - Mike Babcock became the fourth straight Toronto Maple Leafs head coach to lose his job with the team on the road when he was fired Wednesday. Sheldon Keefe made his debut as the 40th head co...
Nov 21, 2019
