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Trump depicted in Mueller report feared being called a fraud
WASHINGTON - The fear was persistent. As the Russia investigation heated up and threatened to shadow Donald Trump's presidency, he became increasingly concerned. But the portrait painted by special co...
May 03, 2019
Florida massacre defendant's attorneys to remain for now
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A judge ordered the public defenders representing the former student charged with the Florida high school massacre to stay on his case Wednesday while she determines if he rema...
May 03, 2019
Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public
WASHINGTON - Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and special counsel Robert Mueller's team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pu...
May 03, 2019
Assange refuses extradition to US; long legal fight expected
LONDON - A defiant Julian Assange told a London court Thursday he will fight extradition to the United States to face charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, arguing that his work as W...
May 03, 2019
Rugby Canada fires sevens coach Damian McGrath, names Henry Paul interim coach
Rugby Canada has fired men's sevens coach Damian McGrath with the English veteran the odd man out in a revamped leadership structure. Henry Paul, an assistant coach with the men's 15s team, has been n...
May 03, 2019
Baloney Meter: is climate change increasing the cost of insurance in Canada?
OTTAWA - "We can see that climate change is causing an increase to the cost of insurance in this country." - Karen McCrimmon, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, May 1, 20...
May 03, 2019
In the news today, May 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Mi...
May 03, 2019
Leaders' election debates need to be more accessible, more civil, commission told
OTTAWA - Televised leaders' debates during the coming federal election campaign ought to be more accessible, more civil and more educational for voters trying to make an informed choice. That was...
May 03, 2019
Agitators, tear gas cloud May Day march in Paris
PARIS - Clusters of anarchists and yellow vest protesters disrupted a May Day march in Paris by setting fires and antagonizing riot police squads at the beginning and end, punctuating the route walked...
May 03, 2019
Kelly Clarkson had appendix removed after hosting awards
LOS ANGELES - Kelly Clarkson had her appendix removed soon after hosting the Billboard Music Awards. The 37-year-old tweeted she "may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain." Sh...
May 03, 2019
