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Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs
WASHINGTON - On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political "inves...
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
Chileans agree to replace dictatorship-era constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's most important political parties have agreed to call for a new constitution to replace one impose by a military dictatorship almost 40 years ago. It's a move that follows a m...
Nov 15, 2019
Spanish league loses court battle, won’t play match in US
MADRID - The Spanish league lost another battle against the Spanish soccer federation on Friday and won't be allowed to take a regular-season match to the United States, at least not for now. The game...
Nov 15, 2019
Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival
Plcido Domingo is scheduled to sing two concert performances in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)" next summer as part of the 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival, which features 221 p...
Nov 15, 2019
Trudeau meets with Bloc leader and a choked up Alex Trebek; In-The-News Nov. 13
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. 13. What we are watching i...
Nov 15, 2019
Geoff Regan among the MPs who want to preside over House of Commons
OTTAWA - Geoff Regan, who presided over the House of Commons as Speaker for the last four years, is looking to reprise his role in the new session of Parliament. The Halifax Liberal MP plans to l...
Nov 15, 2019
May's turn to meet Trudeau and 'anti-Alberta' activities; In-The-News Nov. 15
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. 15. What we are watching i...
Nov 15, 2019
Venezuela's decline poses challenges for Liberal minority government
OTTAWA - The ripples from Venezuela's collapse are shifting Canada's Western Hemisphere neighbourhood, creating major long-term costs for the new Liberal minority government. South America's bord...
Nov 15, 2019
'Hyperbolic': Longtime Edmonton charity questions "anti-Albertan" inquiry
EDMONTON - An established Edmonton charity that has supported philanthropy in the community for more than 65 years says the provincial government's inquiry into so-called anti-Alberta activi...
Nov 15, 2019