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Trump claims China tariffs help US, trade talks 'congenial'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says trade talks between China and the U.S. are continuing in a "very congenial manner" despite new tariffs the U.S. imposed Friday on $200 billion in Chinese impor...
May 10, 2019
Hello, Archie! Meghan and Harry name son Archie Harrison
LONDON - Tired but beaming, new parents Meghan and Prince Harry presented their 2-day-old son to the world as he slumbered Wednesday and also revealed his name: Archie. The royal couple, known as the ...
May 10, 2019
GM, Unifor announce investment in Oshawa plant that will save 300 jobs
TORONTO - The union representing Canadian auto workers claimed a partial victory Tuesday after General Motors Canada announced an Oshawa, Ont., plant slated to close later this year&nbs...
May 10, 2019
Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, kills 5
KABUL - Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a U.S.-based aid organization in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion and battling security forces in an assault that lasted m...
May 10, 2019
In the news today, May 8
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 8 --- SCHEER WILL MOVE ISRAEL EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will move Canada's Embassy in Israel to Jerusale...
May 10, 2019
In the news today, May 10
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 10 --- MONEY LAUNDERING CANADA-WIDE, B.C. REPORTS A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market...
May 10, 2019
Alberta court hears details of fight over disqualified horse in Canadian Derby
EDMONTON - With the horse-racing community still buzzing over a controversial disqualification in one of its most well-known races, a fight over which horse won a Canadian Derby race two yea...
May 10, 2019
Mark Norman's lawyer warns of interference in courts despite dropped charge
OTTAWA - Canadians must be on guard against government efforts to tip the scales of justice, said Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer on Wednesday, as she hailed the surprise stay of a breach-of-trust c...
May 10, 2019
Arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to seek stay of extradition proceedings
VANCOUVER - The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says it plans to argue that she shouldn't be extradited to the United States because she hasn't violated sanctions under Canadian la...
May 10, 2019
Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 10
LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked security forces guarding a famous Sufi shrine in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20 others, police ...
May 10, 2019