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Former senator links hijab and mutilation at Quebec secularism hearings
QUEBEC - Hearings into Quebec's secularism bill veered off track Thursday when a former senator drew a connection between the Muslim head scarf, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Que...
May 09, 2019
Beyak suspended from Senate over refusal to delete racist letters from website
OTTAWA - Lynn Beyak cast herself as a defender of free speech and a victim of political correctness moments before senators voted summarily Thursday to suspend her without pay from the Senat...
May 09, 2019
'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings
LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's top-rated program, with 12.5 million viewers ...
May 09, 2019
Arsenal into Europa League final; Chelsea, Frankfurt to ET
MANCHESTER, England - Arsenal qualified for the Europa League final by beating Valencia 4-2 thanks to a hat trick from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Thursday, completing a 7-3 win on aggregate. The oth...
May 09, 2019
Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber about to embark on a wild ride on Wall Street with the biggest and most hotly debated IPO in years. The world's leading ride-hailing service set the stage for its long-awaited arr...
May 09, 2019
Quebec Court of Appeal rejects class action against Loto-Quebec by ticket buyer
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that a woman who claimed Loto-Quebec misled her on her chances of winning a jackpot cannot launch a class action against the provincia...
May 09, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's pending return raises thorny question for brass
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's stated desire to return to active duty after the breach-of-trust case against him was dropped this week is raising the thorny question for the military's ...
May 09, 2019
Liverpool ousts Barca in historic Champions League comeback
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool's players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in tears. When he wasn't punching the air, Liv...
May 09, 2019
Top US diplomat makes secret Iraq trip amid Iran tensions
BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit Tuesday to Baghdad aimed at showing support for the Iraqi government as the United States has been picking up intelligence that Ira...
May 09, 2019
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, driving up home prices
VICTORIA - An independent report estimates that $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year and increased the cost of buying a home by five per cent. Som...
May 09, 2019
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