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Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 to win Singapore Grand Prix
SINGAPORE - Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel took advantage of an early pit stop to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and end a 13-month winless streak in Formula One. Vettel, who started third on...
Sep 22, 2019
'Crying out for help:' Calgary radicalization program evolves to help others
CALGARY - The soft-spoken young man wasn't being recruited by neo-Nazis or the Islamic State, but he was in a downward spiral. Andy, who asked not to have his real name published, says he hit roc...
Sep 22, 2019
Defence lawyer awaiting information from Crown in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA - A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown. Defence lawyer Ian Carter told an Ontari...
Sep 22, 2019
'I want a future': Global youth protests urge climate action
NEW YORK - Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming worl...
Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 presidential bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday after struggling to gain traction in a sprawling field of candidates. Announcing his dec...
Sep 22, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Saint-Leonard—Saint-Michel
Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel This Liberal stronghold located within Montreal's historic Italian community wasn't supposed to be a riding to watch. Since its creation in 1988, the riding has only been re...
Sep 22, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Outremont
Outremont Tom Mulcair became the NDP's only Quebec MP when he won this Montreal riding in a 2007 byelection, the second person in party history to win a seat in the province. The victory was also...
Sep 22, 2019
Albania inspects quake damages, sees over 100 aftershocks
POGRADEC, Albania - Many Albanians in the capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back home after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Autho...
Sep 22, 2019
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set fires
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized a subway station and set a fire across a wide street on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again. ...
Sep 22, 2019
Israeli president begins talks to form new government
JERUSALEM - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began two days of crucial talks Sunday with party leaders before selecting his candidate for prime minister, after a deadlocked repeat election was set to m...
Sep 22, 2019