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A quick look at the four federal Conservative leadership candidates
OTTAWA - Four candidates are in the running for leadership of the federal Conservative party, and a winner will be announced Sunday night. Here's a quick look at who they are, in alphabetical order: L...
Aug 23, 2020
Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is heading to Lebanon this week to get a firsthand look at the devastation caused by this month's deadly explosions in Beirut. The visit w...
Aug 23, 2020
Canadian intelligence assessments of Saddam's Iraq got it right, new paper says
OTTAWA - A new research paper says Canadian intelligence assessments on Iraq were generally accurate in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 - unlike reports produced in Was...
Aug 23, 2020
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy - Opera legend Plcido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a ...
Aug 23, 2020
Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike
BATH, Maine - A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works - against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year - came to an end Sunday with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships fo...
Aug 23, 2020
Agent for Vegas goalie Fleury raises questions with tweet
Peter DeBoer didn't name his starting goaltender for Game 1 of the Vegas Golden Knights' second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks. A tweet Saturday by Marc-Andre Fleury's agent may have given...
Aug 23, 2020
From cancer to sign-making: Couple finds new passion following diagnosis
MEDICINE HAT AB- Step into the Medicine Hat Farmers' Market and adorned along the perimeter are wooden signs with sayings sparking inspiration, humor, and just about every emotion. Behind the signs is...
Aug 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 23
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:42 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2020: There are 124,821 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,673 confirmed (including 5,740 deaths, 54,682 reso...
Aug 23, 2020
'Happy that I'm alive:' Survivor recalls deadly Manitoba tornado hitting Jeep
VIRDEN, Man. - James Blacksmith closes his eyes and goes back to the moment he saw a pine tree viciously uprooted from the earth and topple onto his Jeep's roof. Within seconds, the windows burst from...
Aug 23, 2020
As Freeland takes finance job, crisis will dictate spending plans, experts say
OTTAWA - Perrin Beatty was on his way home from the office when his phone rang. It was Chrystia Freeland, who 24 hours earlier had become Canada's finance minister. For the president of the Canadian C...
Aug 23, 2020