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US retail sales dip 0.3% in September
WASHINGTON - Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signalling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having an impact on consumer spending. Re...
Oct 18, 2019
Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal
LONDON - After winning the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in London Friday looking to secure enough support to get the deal through the fr...
Oct 18, 2019
Musicians Hall of Fame to honour group with New Jersey roots
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Seven years after hitting the road to perform and share their stories of recording with some of the biggest names in pop music, a New Jersey-based group of former A-list session mus...
Oct 18, 2019
Ex-Catalan leader hands himself into Belgian authorities
BRUSSELS - Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has handed himself in to Belgian justice authorities after Spain issued a new warrant for his arrest following the sentencing of 12 of his f...
Oct 18, 2019
Greta, food waste and a wild ride in a stolen pickup; In-The-News for Oct. 18
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 Oct. 18. What we are watching i...
Oct 18, 2019
Greta Thunberg's Alberta visit and leaders in Quebec; In-The-News for Oct. 16
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 Oct. 16. What we are watching i...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh invokes memory of Layton as federal leaders make final pitch in Quebec
OTTAWA - The battle for the hearts and votes of Quebecers took centre stage Wednesday as Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat leaders wooed voters in a province that could determine the outcome...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh invokes memory of Layton as federal leaders make final pitch in Quebec
OTTAWA - The battle for the hearts and votes of Quebecers took centre stage Wednesday as Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat leaders wooed voters in a province that could determine the outcome...
Oct 18, 2019
Housing top B.C. issue but experts question whether platforms strong enough
VANCOUVER - When Jagmeet Singh announced a bevy of promises to improve housing affordability, he stood in front of the skyline of Vancouver, where home prices are still drastically detached from avera...
Oct 18, 2019
Fewer than 850 irregular border crossers deported, hundreds more in limbo
The Canada Border Services Agency says it's unable to proceed with deporting a "significant" number of failed asylum seekers. Statistics from the agency show fewer than 850 people have been deported o...
Oct 18, 2019