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Senate committee recommends Beyak suspension over letters on Indigenous people
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay for the duration of the current Parliament over letters about Indigenous people she has posted to h...
Apr 30, 2019
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Canada's airlines want longer runway for security-screening overhaul
OTTAWA - The federal plan to revamp Canada's air-security screening system is running into some headwinds from the major airlines, which are urging the government to take things slow to get&...
Apr 30, 2019
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Squirrel initially scares, then snuggles with subway riders
BOSTON - A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley, frightening some people at first, but warming their hearts when it willingly snuggled in a human passenger's arms. Commuters ...
Apr 30, 2019
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Omar Browne scores in Major League Soccer debut as Impact edge Fire 1-0
MONTREAL - Panamanian striker Omar Browne had a dream debut for the Montreal Impact as he came off the bench and scored the winner in his first Major League Soccer appearance. Browne scored in the 83r...
Apr 30, 2019
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Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...
Apr 30, 2019
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Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019
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Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019
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Former Kamloops Blazer charged in connection to alleged child snatching in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A man who allegedly grabbed a baby before stripping down and jumping into Okanagan Lake over the weekend has been charged.Harold Giffen Clarkson Nyren, 30, is facing charges of assault and w...
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Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
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Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
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