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Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...
Nov 21, 2019
Netanyahu celebrates US settlement decision in West Bank
ALON SHVUT, Palestinian Territory - Israel's prime minister travelled to the West Bank on Tuesday to celebrate the U.S.'s announcement that it does not consider Israeli settlements to violate internat...
Nov 21, 2019
Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call
WASHINGTON - A career Army officer on Donald Trump's National Security Council testified Tuesday he was duty-bound to object to the president's clearly "improper" phone call seeking Ukrainian investig...
Nov 21, 2019
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after 9 years
STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, because too much time has elapsed since the acc...
Nov 21, 2019
Mounties looking for suspects in Redcliff home invasion
REDCLIFF, AB - Redcliff RCMP are investigating a complaint of a home invasion in the town Tuesday night.Around 10:30 p.m. two men wearing balaclavas forced their way into a home in the 400 block of 4t...
Nov 21, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY FILE
Key witnesses will cap intense week in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - House impeachment investigators will hear on Thursday from two key witnesses who grew alarmed by how President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukrai...
Nov 21, 2019
Prince Andrew faces more disgrace as business backers leave
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew faced further disgrace Tuesday as charitable partners and educational institutions began to distance themselves from him amid unfavourable fallout from an interview on...
Nov 21, 2019
Canada prepping for second-chance Olympic baseball qualifier in March
When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...
Nov 21, 2019
Bringing Canadian university football final back to Grey Cup week on CFL radar
CALGARY - The Vanier Cup will become part of Grey Cup again if the CFL commissioner gets his way. Incorporating the Canadian university football championship into Grey Cup week is high on Randy A...
Nov 21, 2019
Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 21, 2019