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Federal government posts $14B shortfall in 2018-19
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19, according to its latest annual financial report, the third year in a row with a shortfall bigger than $10 billion. The&n...
Sep 19, 2019
Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products
OTTAWA - Eight health organizations are calling for urgent action from the federal government to treat vaping like smoking. The organizations are asking for an interim order to curb the marketing of v...
Sep 19, 2019
Poland's top filmmakers protest festival admission rules
WARSAW, Poland - Academy Award-winning Pawel Pawlikowski and other top Polish filmmakers are demanding artistic independence for the nation's most prestigious film festival after a politically charged...
Sep 19, 2019
Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Trump's attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in N...
Sep 19, 2019
Canada climbs FIFA world soccer rankings, moves past CONCACAF rival Panama
ZURICH - Canada rose three places to No. 75 in the latest FIFA world rankings, surpassing CONCACAF rival Panama in the process. The Canadian men now stand seventh in CONCACAF, which covers North ...
Sep 19, 2019
Wolfpack veteran Jon Wilkin brings lots to the rugby league table
TORONTO - Jon Wilkin brought 16 years of Super League experience to the Toronto Wolfpack this season, hoping to use that knowledge to take the transatlantic rugby league team to the top tier. So far, ...
Sep 19, 2019
Top court won't hear Mountie's appeal over harassment allegations
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will not hear an RCMP sergeant's argument that he should be compensated for alleged harassment by superiors. In 2017, the Ontario Superior Court found...
Sep 19, 2019
'Jeopardy!' host Trebek says he's resumed chemotherapy
NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he's had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again. Trebek told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that afte...
Sep 19, 2019
Rugby again approved as high school sport in Nova Scotia by governing body
HALIFAX - Rugby is again being approved by the administrative body for high school sports in Nova Scotia after the organization instituted a short-lived ban last spring over safety concerns. Stephen G...
Sep 19, 2019
Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of learning
VICTORIA - Two first-year biology students at the University of Victoria are being remembered for their love of learning and nature. Emma Machado of Winnipeg and John Geerdes from Iowa have been ...
Sep 19, 2019