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Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
WASHINGTON - Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border - the president's most for...
Jul 17, 2019
Group wants charges in horse deaths during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races
CALGARY - An animal welfare group is renewing its call for cruelty charges following the deaths of six horses at this year's Calgary Stampede. "Law enforcement - including the Calgary police...
Jul 17, 2019
Companies to appear before panel today in public inquiry into B.C. gas prices
VANCOUVER - Four oil and gas companies are expected to answer questions today about how they use the Trans Mountain pipeline, how refinery closures affect their prices and other factors that coul...
Jul 17, 2019
PETA protests Calgary Stampede horse deaths at Alberta legislature
EDMONTON- About 20 people, some wearing cardboard horseface masks, protested at the legislature yesterday against the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races.They held up signs urging the races be scrapped,...
Jul 17, 2019
Fans to descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con
LOS ANGELES - Dust off your Captain Marvel cosplay, San Diego Comic-Con is here. The four-and-a-half day convention kicks off Wednesday when the show room floor opens to thousands vying for exclusive ...
Jul 17, 2019
Rescuers make slow progress on freeing entangled North Atlantic right whales
Efforts to free some endangered, entangled North Atlantic right whales continue, weather permitting, according to the federal government. A news release from the Department of Fisheries and...
Jul 17, 2019
Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror suspect in Mumbai attacks
MULTAN, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities say they have arrested a radical cleric and U.S.-wanted terror suspect blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, just days ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan's trip ...
Jul 17, 2019
In the news today, July 15
Four stories in the news for Monday, July 15 --- YOUR WARD NEWS EDITOR FACES SENTENCING TODAY The editor of a free Toronto-based publication faces sentencing today for wilfully promoting hat...
Jul 17, 2019
In the news today, July 17
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 17 --- TRUDEAU TO PUSH TRADE PACT IN EU SUMMIT Lawmakers in France begin their ratification of the comprehensive trade agreement between the Euro...
Jul 17, 2019
'Facts' show Trump supports NATO despite criticism, Stoltenberg says
PETAWAWA, Ont. - Despite President Donald Trump's anti-NATO rhetoric, the "facts on the ground" in Europe show the United States is more supportive of the alliance than before, says NATO's chief. "We ...
Jul 17, 2019