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Memo: Trump prodded Ukraine leader to investigate Bidens
WASHINGTON - More than once, President Donald Trump brought up how much the U.S. has done for Ukraine. Time and again, he asked Ukraine's president for help. There was no explicit quid pro quo in Trum...
Sep 27, 2019
Journalist sources should be revealed as 'last resort,' Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a case concerning protection of journalistic sources back to a lower court, saying it cannot decide on the issue because the arguments have changed. Bu...
Sep 27, 2019
Quebec officials confirm first case of severe pulmonary illness tied to vaping
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials are confirming the province's first case of severe pulmonary illness linked to vaping. Details about the age and condition of the Quebec victim were n...
Sep 27, 2019
Calgary Flames get Tkachuk back under contract with three-year deal
CALGARY - Grit and goals returned to the Calgary Flames in time for the regular season with the re-signing of Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames announced a three-year, US$21-million deal with the 21-year-ol...
Sep 27, 2019
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
LONDON - An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared his foes to try to topple him at a raucous session of Parliament on Wednesday, a day after Britain's highe...
Sep 27, 2019
Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressed the leader of Ukraine to "look into" Joe Biden, Trump's potential 2020 reelection rival, as well as the president's lingering grievances from the 2016 elect...
Sep 27, 2019
Delaware school sorry for serving Roseanne anthem rendition
SEAFORD, Del. - "The Star-Spangled Banner" isn't an unusual feature of high school pregame festivities, but Roseanne Barr's screeching 1990s rendition surprised spectators at one Delaware volleyball g...
Sep 27, 2019
Review: A yeti prompts a China travelogue in 'Abominable'
"Abominable" is just about the most cuddly piece of East-West synergy a corporation could dream up. The first co-production between DreamWorks Animation and the Shanghai-based Pearl Studios (formerly ...
Sep 27, 2019
No shift in domestic homicide rates in spite of efforts, new research finds
Canada's efforts to address intimate partner violence and its impacts have failed to make any appreciable dent in the country's domestic homicide rates, researchers suggested Wednesday as they ca...
Sep 27, 2019
Baby Archie makes rare public appearance in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Baby Archie made a rare public appearance on Wednesday as his parents, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, continued their first official tour as a family in Sout...
Sep 27, 2019
