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Family of 2-year-old killed by falling AC unit hires lawyer to investigate
TORONTO - The family of a two-year-old girl who was killed by a falling air conditioner say they're "struggling to cope" with the loss, and have retained a lawyer to figure out exactly ...
Nov 15, 2019
At least 12 killed in Slovakia bus crash including children
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 17 more, officials said. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bu...
Nov 15, 2019
Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs ...
Nov 15, 2019
Trump to stress defence spending by US allies at NATO summit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to attend a meeting of NATO leaders next month in London, where he will try to convince U.S. allies that they should increase defence spending. Trump has long...
Nov 15, 2019
CFL stadium group submits revised plan to Halifax Regional Council
HALIFAX - The business group that wants to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential CFL franchise in Halifax has updated its proposal after the idea was nearly quashed by regional council last mont...
Nov 15, 2019
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
VENICE, Italy - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of e...
Nov 15, 2019
Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. It is the latest salvo in the White Ho...
Nov 15, 2019
Discovery of hand grenade prompts call to police
MEDICINE HAT- Experts from CFB Suffield were called in after a grenade was found in a home on Park Meadows Drive S.E. Medicine Hat.The grenade was among items found by family in items belonging to a d...
Nov 15, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY
'Sad day' or 'scam'? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "show trial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Hou...
Nov 15, 2019
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth
MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...
Nov 15, 2019