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State has no place in the wardrobes of the nation: Trudeau
WHITBY, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is refusing to say whether he thinks the Quebec secularism law is discriminatory, even as he says governments should not tell people how to dress. "I have ...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh urges voters to ignore Liberal warnings about voting for NDP
NANAIMO, B.C. - Jagmeet Singh is encouraging progressive voters not to fall for what he says are Liberal scare tactics and instead cast their ballots for the New Democrats with confidence. The Liberal...
Oct 18, 2019
FAA confronts Boeing over undisclosed internal communication
Boeing was aware of troubling instant messages between two employees regarding their communications with federal regulators over its now-grounded 737 Max jet, but the company waited months to disclose...
Oct 18, 2019
Bail hearing for alleged RCMP leaker wraps, decision due Tuesday
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, should learn next week whether he will be released on bail. A two-day bail hearing wrap...
Oct 18, 2019
Brother of Honduran president convicted in drug conspiracy
NEW YORK - The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was convicted Friday in a massive drug conspiracy case in New York City. Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernndez is a former Honduran congressma...
Oct 18, 2019
Alberta says grant plan to cut class sizes has failed, costing $3.4 billion
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says a grant program to cut class sizes in schools has spent $3.4 billion over the last 15 years while failing to deliver results. Adriana LaGrange says a repor...
Oct 18, 2019 Alberta Legislature
Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry
DETROIT - On the picket lines at a General Motors transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, passing cars honked and striking workers celebrated a tentative contract deal by munching on 10 pizzas dropped off...
Oct 18, 2019
Yanks' bullpen to be tested after rainout squeezes ALCS
NEW YORK - A rainy day in the Bronx has left a most daunting October test for the New York Yankees vaunted bullpen: four games, four days and already a deficit to overcome against the Houston Astros i...
Oct 18, 2019
Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as manager
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Joe Maddon is back under the halo. Maddon agreed to a three-year deal to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager on Wednesday, reuniting the World Series-winning former bench boss of ...
Oct 18, 2019
Bloc leader already talking about defeating minority governments, blocking bills
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is already touting the gains his party would seek for Quebec - and the projects it would block - in the event of a minority gover...
Oct 18, 2019