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UK's May faces Parliament after EU grants Brexit extension
LONDON - A clearly frustrated European Union has given Britain some headroom to find a way out of its Brexit quagmire by agreeing an extension to the country's departure until Halloween. But now it's ...
Apr 11, 2019
In the news today, April 11
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 11 --- MILITARY SHAVES RESTRICTIONS ON PONYTAILS The Canadian military isn't letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uni...
Apr 11, 2019
La Loche school shooter facing life in prison to appeal for youth sentence
REGINA - A lawyer for a young man who shot and killed four people and injured seven others in northern Saskatchewan is to argue in court today that the offender should serve his se...
Apr 11, 2019
Liberals put 'right to housing,' anti-poverty laws into omnibus budget bill
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are using their omnibus budget bill to legislate a "right to housing" and the requirements on future government to not drop the concept. The budget bill se...
Apr 11, 2019
First genetically modified salmon to hit Canadian stores as Ottawa gives its OK
HALIFAX - Genetically modified salmon raised in Prince Edward Island are poised for the leap to grocery shelves, a Canadian first that has left traditional producers concerned about setting their farm...
Apr 11, 2019
Geoffrey Rush wins case against Sydney newspaper publisher
CANBERRA, Australia - Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush won his defamation case on Thursday against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist over reports he had been accused of inappropriate behavi...
Apr 11, 2019
South Korean court orders easing of abortion ban
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In a major reversal, South Korea's constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country's decades-long ban on abortions, one of the strictest in the developed...
Apr 11, 2019
Nissan ex-chair Ghosn says a 'conspiracy' led to his arrest
TOKYO - Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn maintained his innocence in a video released by his legal team Tuesday and accused some executives at the Japanese automaker of a "conspiracy" that led to...
Apr 11, 2019
New Zealand's new gun laws get final assent to take effect
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's governor general has formally signed into effect sweeping gun laws outlawing military style weapons, less than a month after a man used such guns to kill 50 peo...
Apr 11, 2019
Generals earn bye to semis, Eagles to play Thursday at Allan Cup
The host Lacombe Generals benefitted from a sizeable upset on their day off Wednesday at the 2019 Allan Cup. In the final round-robin game of the tournament, the Hawt-Madawaska Panthers upended the So...
Apr 10, 2019