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US consumer spending up 0.3% in October but incomes are flat
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in October at the fastest rate in three months even though income growth was essentially flat, its weakest showing in 13 months. The Commerce Department...
Nov 29, 2019

Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. ...
Nov 29, 2019

Students learn to see abilities rather than disabilities
Medicine Hat, AB - Students at St John Paul II celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities with an afternoon full of understanding and learning. Hands-on activities and speakers were all...
Nov 29, 2019 CORE kids On the Block puppet troupe (Photo by Bob Schneider)

London Bridge shut down after what British police call "major incident"
LONDON, ENGLAND - London Bridge in the heart of the British capital was shut down today as police struggled with a man.It came after Metropolitan Police say officers were called to a stabbing at a pre...
Nov 29, 2019 ID 44500118 © Chris Moncrieff | Dreamstime.com

5 dead, 3 hurt in ‘devastating’ Minneapolis high-rise fire
MINNEAPOLIS - Five people died and three were injured when a fire broke out on the 14th floor of a public housing high-rise in a heavily immigrant neighbourhood of Minneapolis early Wednesday. While t...
Nov 29, 2019

US economy looking durable despite risks from trade conflict
WASHINGTON - A series of government reports Wednesday cast a picture of a steadily growing U.S. economy, fueled by solid consumer spending and defying threats - at least for now - from a U.S.-China tr...
Nov 29, 2019

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly $400 million in military aid to Kyiv, officials sa...
Nov 29, 2019

Rod Stewart: Rocker turned model railroad builder
LONDON - Rod Stewart, known for decades as a consummate crooner, rocker, fashion plate and tongue-in-cheek sex symbol, is adding a new element to his image: serious model railroad builder. The former ...
Nov 29, 2019

Former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan dead at 91
HALIFAX - Former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan, whose political accomplishments were later overshadowed by a sexual assault trial that resulted in an acquittal, died Tuesday at the age of 91. Regan...
Nov 29, 2019

Police checks apology and Black Friday upstages Boxing Day; In-The-News Nov. 29
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 29. What we are watching i...
Nov 29, 2019