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Vancouver transit woes loom; one union steps up strike, second holds strike vote
VANCOUVER - The union representing almost 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit employees announces the next steps in its job action against Coast Mountain Bus Company today as drivers resume an overtime ban,...
Nov 20, 2019
Senators forward Bobby Ryan enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan will be away from the team while taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players' Association assistance program. The NHL and NHLPA made the announcement Wedne...
Nov 20, 2019
Nova Scotia pond billed as the 'cradle of hockey' put up for sale
WINDSOR, N.S. - A small pond in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, billed as the "cradle of hockey," is up for sale. Long Pond, on the east side of Windsor, N.S., is recognized by som...
Nov 20, 2019
AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety
WASHINGTON - U.S. State Department officials were informed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump administration to investigate former Vice-President Joe Bide...
Nov 20, 2019
Trump suggests he may give written testimony in House probe
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine's president to investigate Joe Bi...
Nov 20, 2019
Closest witnesses kicking off big Trump impeachment week
WASHINGTON - Nine witnesses. Five hearings. Three days. The Trump impeachment inquiry is charging into a crucial week as Americans hear from some of the most important witnesses closest to the White H...
Nov 20, 2019
Flood-hit Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
VENICE, Italy - One of only four oar makers for Venice's famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing ...
Nov 20, 2019
Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh faces fraud, tax charges
BALTIMORE - The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore has been charged with fraud and tax evasion involving sales of her self-published children's books. An 11-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesda...
Nov 20, 2019
Sondland faces tough questions about Trump and Ukraine
WASHINGTON - Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, will confront questions Wednesday about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration's dealings w...
Nov 20, 2019
Grammys announce nominees, contenders include Taylor Swift
NEW YORK - The Grammys have announced the first nominees for its 2020 show, and contenders include Beyonc and Taylor Swift. Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan, who started the job earli...
Nov 20, 2019
