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Jody Wilson Raybould's book on reconciliation to be released Sept. 20
VANCOUVER - A book by former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be released on Sept. 20, according to her publisher. The book, which is titled From Where I Stand...
Jul 24, 2019
Yukiya Amano, head of UN agency overseeing Iran deal, dies
VIENNA - Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of the...
Jul 24, 2019
Syrian activists say airstrikes kill 27 in rebel-held town
BEIRUT - Multiple airstrikes hit a busy market in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least 27 people and turning several buildings into piles of rubble, according to o...
Jul 24, 2019
Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism
VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...
Jul 23, 2019
Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism
VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...
Jul 23, 2019
Did Facebook data help Trump? 'Great Hack' explores scandal
NEW YORK - The new documentary "The Great Hack" captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn't prove the filmmake...
Jul 23, 2019
Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israeli work crews on Monday began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes on the outskirts of an east Jerusalem neighbourhood, in one of the largest operations of its kind in years. The d...
Jul 23, 2019
Stevens and ex-colleagues took different paths in retirement
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens never really put down his pen. Without opinions and dissents to write following his retirement from the Supreme Court in 2010, Stevens chos...
Jul 23, 2019
China says it won't rule out using force to reunify Taiwan
BEIJING - China said it will not renounce the use of force in efforts to reunify Taiwan with the mainland and vowed to take all necessary military measures to defeat "separatists." In a national defen...
Jul 23, 2019
Justin Smoak provides the offence, leads Blue Jays in walkoff win over Indians
TORONTO - Justin Smoak drove in Eric Sogard for the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays walked off the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Tuesday. Smoak followed a two-out walk f...
Jul 23, 2019
