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US officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that tribes consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park ...
May 29, 2019
Review: Spencer lends some humanity to campy revenge fantasy
Teenage brains. Alcohol. Driver's licenses. Put them together and what you get, inevitably, are a whole bunch of bad decisions - in real life and in movies. It's not a new lesson, but it's the most co...
May 29, 2019
Some tech giants sign onto Canada's declaration on electoral integrity
OTTAWA - Facebook, Google and Microsoft have signed onto a declaration promising a dozen initiatives to protect the integrity of the Canadian election this fall - including working...
May 29, 2019
Liberals begin effort to get new NAFTA ratified in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The new North American free trade agreement will beat its June legislative deadline and be ratified by Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland predicted Monday, but she acknowl...
May 29, 2019
Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada
OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers say the Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter will ultimately hurt Canada. The Liberals revealed earlier this month tha...
May 29, 2019
Kutcher testifies about knocking on slain woman's door
LOS ANGELES - Ashton Kutcher has testified at a Los Angeles murder trial that he went to pick up a woman to go out for drinks on a night in 2001 and left when she didn't answer her door, only to learn...
May 29, 2019
A look at some of the ways the Raptors match up with the defending champs
TORONTO - The NBA Finals will make a first non-American appearance on Thursday night when the Toronto Raptors host the Golden State Warriors in Game 1. The Warriors are the betting favourites, and rig...
May 29, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdraws from French Open due to shoulder injury
PARIS - Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match aga...
May 29, 2019
Life sentence appeal by Halifax mall plotter rejected by Nova Scotia court
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written...
May 29, 2019
Free puppies: Nova Scotia woman issues warning about cruel and unusual scam
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman has come forward to warn people about an unusually cruel scam that involves the promise of free, purebred puppies. Lara Ryan says she didn't realize what w...
May 29, 2019
