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Vehicle slams into house causing explosion in London, Ont., police say
LONDON, Ont. - Dozens of people have been displaced from their homes in southwestern Ontario as firefighters continue to battle a growing blaze following a major house ex...
Aug 15, 2019
Indiana cemetery objects to John Dillinger exhumation plans
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis cemetery where 1930s gangster John Dillinger is buried is objecting to his body's planned exhumation as part of a television documentary. The Indianapolis Star reports ...
Aug 15, 2019
Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study
OTTAWA - A glowing international review of Canada's economic immigration system should serve as a factual counterpoint against anti-immigration sentiment, the federal immigration minister said Tuesday...
Aug 15, 2019
US productivity grew a healthy 2.3% rate in 2nd quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a decent pace in the second quarter, a trend that could lead to higher wages if it continues. The Labor Department said Thursday that productivity - or outp...
Aug 15, 2019
Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators
NEW YORK - In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide , federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in what authorities say wa...
Aug 15, 2019
Riot police clash with protesters at Hong Kong airport
HONG KONG - Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's airport late Tuesday night, moving into the terminal where the demonstrators had shut down operations at the busy transport...
Aug 15, 2019
2 guards suspended and warden reassigned after Epstein death
NEW YORK - The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be watching the financier were placed on leav...
Aug 15, 2019
Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethic...
Aug 15, 2019
Blue Jays pitching prospect Alek Manoah excited about team's bright future
VANCOUVER - Like many sports lovers, Alek Manoah is paying close attention to the Toronto Blue Jays current crop of young talent. The team's future is bright with the likes of Bo Bichette and Vla...
Aug 15, 2019
High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberals
OTTAWA - There had been a few names floating around when the Liberals were seeking a candidate for the newly created riding of Vancouver Granville in the last federal election, but it soon became clea...
Aug 15, 2019