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Trump doubles down on debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is still promoting a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, a day after a former White House security adviser called it a "fiction...
Nov 22, 2019
Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, key witness says
WASHINGTON - Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a "quid pro quo" with Ukraine, levera...
Nov 22, 2019
FBI lawyer investigated over altered Russia probe document
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer is being investigated for allegedly altering a document related to surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser in 2016. That's according to a person familiar with the cas...
Nov 22, 2019
TV comedy greats take a bow, make ’em laugh at ceremony
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "There's nothing I believe more than this, that laughter adds time to one's life," Norman Lear told an audience gathered to honour him and other four other television comedy gr...
Nov 22, 2019
In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan that it previously said it would te...
Nov 22, 2019
Trudeau builds a cabinet and hockey stops using 'midget'; In-The-News Nov. 20
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. 20. What we are watching i...
Nov 22, 2019
Trudeau unveils new cabinet aimed at pushing priorities, soothing tensions
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau unveiled a larger cabinet on Wednesday that aims to advance Liberal campaign promises to tackle climate change and promote middle-class prosperity...
Nov 22, 2019
Study finds microplastics in all remote Arctic beluga whales tested
VANCOUVER - A pioneering study of seven belugas in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found microplastics in the innards of every single whale. Researchers from Ocean Wise worked with hunters...
Nov 22, 2019
Thai court removes pro-democracy politician from Parliament
BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a popular pro-democracy opposition leader violated election laws and cannot keep his seat in Parliament. The court said Thanathorn Juangr...
Nov 22, 2019
Emirates opts for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in revised deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Middle East's biggest carrier, the Dubai-based Emirates, announced on Wednesday a firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at $8.8 billion. The order...
Nov 22, 2019