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Russia: Evacuation advised for village near rocket explosion
MOSCOW - Regional authorities in northwestern Russia say the Russian military has advised residents of a village near a navy testing range to move out following a rocket explosion that killed five nuc...
Aug 13, 2019
PM won't release McLellan report on SNC-Lavalin until ethics report released
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he's received a "great" report from former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan on the SNC-Lavalin affair. But the prime minister says it won't be made public until...
Aug 13, 2019
Scheer condemns woman filmed yelling racial slurs, spitting on man in Toronto
TORONTO - The racial slurs and intolerant comments made by an ostensible supporter of the federal Conservatives have no place in the country, the party's leader said Andrew Scheer condemned the commen...
Aug 13, 2019
NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal Oland verdict
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Public Prosecution Service will not appeal last month's acquittal of Dennis Oland on a charge of second-degree murder in the 2011 bludgeoning death of...
Aug 13, 2019
J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital
NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company said all four of his works, including "The Catcher in...
Aug 13, 2019
Janarion Grant, Brandon Banks and C.J. Gable named CFL top performers for Week 9
TORONTO - Winnipeg receiver Janarion Grant, Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks and Edmonton running back C.J. Gable are the CFL's top performers for Week 9. Grant had 306 all-purpose yards...
Aug 13, 2019
Canada slips to third in Pan Am overall medals, fourth in gold standings
LIMA, Peru - The Lima Pan Am Games drew to a close Sunday with Canada slipping in the medal standings, but securing several valuable qualification spots for the Tokyo Olympics next year...
Aug 13, 2019
US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
WASHINGTON - The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that trigge...
Aug 13, 2019
US consumer prices rose 0.3% amid widespread cost increases
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in July, pushed higher by more expensive gas, medical care and housing. The consumer price index increased 1.8% compared with a year earlier, up from 1.6% i...
Aug 13, 2019
Trudeau, Tory to discuss gun violence a day after police funding announced
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet with Toronto's mayor today to discuss possible strategies to combat gun violence. The prime minister's meeting with John Tory is set to...
Aug 13, 2019