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Ban Black Friday? French activists, lawmakers want to try
PARIS - Dozens of French activists blocked an Amazon warehouse south of Paris in a Black Friday-inspired protest, amid increased opposition to the post-Thanksgiving sales phenomenon that has seen a gr...
Nov 28, 2019
Trump in Afghanistan for surprise Thanksgiving visit
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he b...
Nov 28, 2019
Missing persons DNA database helps identify remains of homeless man in Calgary
CALGARY - The body of a missing man has been identified through the national missing persons DNA databank in what Calgary police say is a first in Canada. The database is operated by the RCMP and was ...
Nov 28, 2019
Opponents argue Bill 21 affects women more than men and is unconstitutional
MONTREAL - Opponents of Quebec's secularism law introduced a new legal argument in Appeal Court Tuesday, saying that Bill 21 disproportionately affects women and therefore violates the Constitution. L...
Nov 28, 2019
Premiers need to quit picking fights and focus on Canadians: Ball
OTTAWA - Premiers should quit picking fights with the prime minister - and with each other - if they want to maintain national unity, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador said Tuesday. Premier Dwi...
Nov 28, 2019
End assault-style gun sales now, Polytechnique survivors group tells Liberals
OTTAWA - A leading voice for stricter gun control is calling on the Liberal government to place an immediate moratorium on new sales of assault-style firearms as well as a permanent ban...
Nov 28, 2019
Saskatchewan premier says meeting with Freeland more cordial than with Trudeau
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he had a more cordial meeting with Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland than he did with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Moe an...
Nov 28, 2019
CN, Teamsters reach tentative strike deal, economic fallout still top of mind
MONTREAL - An end to a nationwide rail strike that has gripped the country for eight days is within sight, but concerns linger over the economic fallout. Canadian National Railway Co. and Te...
Nov 28, 2019
Snowbirds aerobatics team to return to Canada after crash in U.S.
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's Snowbirds aerobatics team is returning home after a crash grounded the planes in the U.S. for more than a month. Military investigators are still trying to determ...
Nov 28, 2019
Quebec religious group pleads not guilty after refusing to provide kids' names
MONTREAL - Leaders of a fringe Quebec religious group pleaded not guilty to contempt of court Wednesday as the provincial government continued its legal battle to establish whether members' child...
Nov 28, 2019