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Whistleblower complaint says Trump abused power
WASHINGTON - A secret whistleblower complaint at the centre of an impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to "solicit interference from a foreign country...
Sep 26, 2019
Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits
LISTUGUJ, Que. - An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during ...
Sep 26, 2019
Winter storm watch in effect for Alberta foothills region
MEDICINE HAT - A winter storm watch is in effect for the southwest corner of Alberta.Environment Canada says as much as 30 centimeters of snow could fall along the Foothills by Monday.That includes th...
Sep 26, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY FILE
Liberals say one-fourth of land and ocean waters to be protected by 2025
SUDBURY, Ont. - The federal Liberals say one-fourth of Canada's land will be given protected status over the next six years if they are re-elected. Leader Justin Trudeau is also promising to protect o...
Sep 26, 2019
Strong earthquake jolts Pakistan, kills 22 and injures 700
MIRPUR, Pakistan - A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan on Tuesday, badly damaging scores of homes and shops and killing at least 22 people and injuring over 700, officials sa...
Sep 26, 2019
Italy scores 7 tries, routs Canada 48-7 at Rugby World Cup
FUKUOKA, Japan - Italy made it 14 tries in two Rugby World Cup wins and nearly 100 points scored after crushing Canada 48-7 on Thursday. Only two missed conversions blotted a one-sided contest where I...
Sep 26, 2019
Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86
PARIS - Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at age 86. ...
Sep 26, 2019
Google wins case over reach of EU 'right to be forgotten'
BRUSSELS - Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc's top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn't have to extend the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules to its s...
Sep 26, 2019
Party leaders scatter from Vancouver Island to Montreal as campaign starts Week 3
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Green Leader Elizabeth May are both in Montreal today, as the third week of the federal election campaign begins. Scheer has a morning announcement ...
Sep 26, 2019
Party leaders scatter from Vancouver Island to Montreal as campaign starts Week 3
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Green Leader Elizabeth May are both in Montreal today, as the third week of the federal election campaign begins. Scheer has a morning announcement ...
Sep 26, 2019