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Trudeau to meet Pelosi, McConnell, as well as Trump in Washington
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday is set to be a deal-making session that could turn on an exchange of favours on North American trade and the plig...
Jun 21, 2019
Trudeau to meet Pelosi, McConnell, as well as Trump in Washington
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday is set to be a deal-making session that could turn on an exchange of favours on North American trade and the plig...
Jun 21, 2019
Purchase of watershed in southeast B.C., protects land, species at risk
NELSON, B.C. - A southeastern British Columbia watershed including a rare inland temperate rainforest has been purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, protecting it from development. The n...
Jun 21, 2019
Canada looks to learn from Dutch loss as it enters deep waters of knockout stage
PARIS - Despite a somewhat deflating loss to the Netherlands to wrap up the preliminary round, Canada still has everything to play for at the Women's World Cup. The fifth-ranked Canadians remain ...
Jun 21, 2019
GM seeks to avoid Takata recalls for fourth straight year
DETROIT - General Motors is trying to avoid recalling potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators in thousands of full-size pickup trucks and SUVs for the fourth straight year, leaving owners to wonde...
Jun 21, 2019
A look at the 2026 Winter Olympic bids in Monday's vote
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - While the Winter Olympics still has issues attracting bidders, two candidates have stayed on Monday's ballot to pick the 2026 host. The contest is formally a choice between Mil...
Jun 21, 2019
Latest dead North Atlantic right whale off Canada's coast believed to be female
FREDERICTON - The latest dead North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is believed to be a large female. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the whale was spotted northeast of the I...
Jun 21, 2019
NBA-champion Raptors take Miami C Hernandez with 59th pick
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors selected centre Dewan Hernandez from the University of Miami with the 59th pick in Thursday's NBA draft. The 6-foot-11 Hernandez sat out this season because of his dealin...
Jun 21, 2019
Dubas says Leafs won't necessarily match an offer sheet signed by Toronto's RFAs
VANCOUVER - Kyle Dubas says if Mitch Marner - or the Maple Leafs' other restricted free agents, for that matter - signs an offer sheet with another team, Toronto might let the player wa...
Jun 21, 2019
US home sales climbed 2.5% in May amid lower mortgage rates
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales jumped 2.5% in May, as lower mortgage rates appeared to help buyers overcome affordability challenges. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing homes...
Jun 21, 2019
