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Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress tha...
Dec 15, 2019
Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians sentenced to 28 years
EDMONTON - A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, ...
Dec 15, 2019
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labour dispute
WASHINGTON - All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing labour dispute forces them to cross picket lines on ...
Dec 15, 2019
Legault urges Blanchet to back free trade deal, cautions Trudeau on Bill 21
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault voiced his support for the new North American free trade pact Friday and called on Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet to help speed its passag...
Dec 15, 2019
Babe Ruth's 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. S...
Dec 15, 2019
Babe Ruth's 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. S...
Dec 15, 2019
Arsenal loses to City as Spurs go 5th with win; United held
LONDON - Tottenham is enjoying a resurgence in the Premier League, while Arsenal and Manchester United are wilting. Only four points now separate the teams in the Premier League but their recent fortu...
Dec 15, 2019
Kripps wins 4-man bobsled again in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada's Justin Kripps won a World Cup four-man bobsled race on Sunday for the second straight day. Kripps and his team of Ryan Sommer, Ben Coakwell and Cameron Stones finished two...
Dec 15, 2019
How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot
WASHINGTON - The limited trade deal that the Trump administration and Beijing announced Friday means Americans will avoid a holiday tax increase on imported toys, clothing and smartphones. U.S. farmer...
Dec 15, 2019
Scheer's resignation tips party into internal war over school tuition payments
OTTAWA - Signs began to emerge Friday that the coming race to replace outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be an acid test for whether social conservatives have a place in the Conserva...
Dec 15, 2019