Author Archives:
Host A.J. Calloway exiting 'Extra' after allegations
PASADENA, Calif. - A.J. Calloway is leaving the syndicated entertainment news show "Extra" in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. Warner Brothers issued a statement on Wednesday saying the comp...
Aug 01, 2019
Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17
NEW YORK - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance ...
Aug 01, 2019
Defence Department to spend $250 million over five years on reserves for infrastructure, gear
HALIFAX - Ottawa is planning to spend about $250 million for repairs and upgrades to reserve armouries and training facilities over the next five years. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced t...
Aug 01, 2019
Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A top customs official in Cambodia said Tuesday that a local company that illegally imported almost seven dozen shipping containers of plastic waste from the United States and C...
Aug 01, 2019
Mozambique's last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique - Mozambique's president and the leader of the Renamo opposition signed a peace accord on Thursday to end years of hostilities that followed a 15-year civil war. Th...
Aug 01, 2019
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime edges Reilly Opelka at Citi Open
WASHINGTON - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic are moving on at the Citi Open. Auger-Alliasime beat American Reilly Opelka 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round match in Washington&n...
Aug 01, 2019
O'Rourke debate guests are black men who kneeled for anthem
When Democrat Beto O'Rourke takes the stage in the second round of presidential primary debates on Tuesday, three young black men from Michigan who were inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to k...
Aug 01, 2019
Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada's Far North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Canada's Far North to witness some of the more dramatic effects of climate change, part of an effort highlight his Liberal government's record on...
Aug 01, 2019
In the news today, July 30
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 30 --- COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS SEARCH CONTINUES: CHIEF Doors were locked, roads were empty and people were on edge, said a ch...
Aug 01, 2019
In the news today, August 1
Five stories in the news for Thursday, August 1 --- CANADA NOT CONSULTED ABOUT U.S. DRUG PLAN Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of a ...
Aug 01, 2019