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Barr questioning comes amid report of Mueller frustration
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report and amid new revelations Mueller expressed f...
May 01, 2019
Trump depicted in Mueller report feared being tabbed a fraud
WASHINGTON - The fear was persistent. As the Russia investigation heated up and threatened to shadow Donald Trump's presidency, he became increasingly concerned. But the portrait painted by special co...
May 01, 2019
WikiLeaks' Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping
LONDON - A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy. Judge Deborah Taylor s...
May 01, 2019
Massacre defendant's attorneys want judge to remove them
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The public defenders representing the former student charged with the Florida high school massacre are set to ask a judge to remove them from the case. The Broward County Publi...
May 01, 2019
Tuesday ball hockey scores
KAMLOOPS - Blackjacks 8-2 Wild Stars Mark Smith had 1G and 6A as the Blackjacks pulled away from the Stars in the 2nd. Kings 6-0 Flyers Ryan Hanes had 2G and 1A. Blake Tancock fended off multiple scor...
May 01, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Ball Hockey
Canada looking for new canola customers, pushing China to verify claims: Carr
OTTAWA - Canada is looking for new Asian customers for its canola to answer China's ban on many shipments of the product, says International Trade Minister Jim Carr. The Canadian government ...
May 01, 2019
Buying an electric car becomes cheaper today as federal rebates kick in
OTTAWA - Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget, will take up to $5,000 off the cost of electric vehicles...
May 01, 2019
Police use tear gas in Paris to control May Day protesters
PARIS - Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures. Police used tear gas to control the crowd...
May 01, 2019
Enviro group asks Competition Bureau to probe claim of 'flushable' wipes
OTTAWA - Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a "flushable" wipe. "This is the most outrageous greenwash...
May 01, 2019
Campaigners against Heathrow expansion lose legal challenge
LONDON - Campaigners fighting British government plans to expand Heathrow Airport lost a challenge in one of the country's highest courts on Wednesday. A coalition of local councils, environmentalists...
May 01, 2019
