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Twitter joins Facebook in creating registry for online political ads
OTTAWA - Twitter is creating a registry of all online political ads posted on its platform during this fall's federal election campaign. But the social media giant will ban political advertisemen...
Jun 28, 2019
Nova Scotia teen Jacob Shaffelburg impresses in starting debut for TFC
TORONTO - Jacob Shaffelburg's first exposure to the pressure of being a starter for Toronto FC was a bit overwhelming. The Canadian teenager admitted his nerves got the better of him in the ...
Jun 28, 2019
Canadians on court: Auger-Aliassime, Pospisil square off at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Felix Auger-Aliassime will face Vasek Pospisil in an all-Canadian first-round match at Wimbledon. In Friday's draw, the No. 19-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was placed agains...
Jun 28, 2019
Supreme Court orders new trial over use of sexual history in Edmonton case
OTTAWA - Canada's top court says an Edmonton man shouldn't have been able to tell a jury that he was in a "friends-with-benefits" relationship with an alleged sexual assault victim. Patrick John Goldf...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada extends leadership of NATO training mission in Iraq to November 2020
OTTAWA - Canada will lead a NATO training mission in Iraq until November 2020 after the federal government approved an extension to the operation. News of the extension comes as Defence Minister Harji...
Jun 28, 2019
Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions
ATLANTA - A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Atlanta is the latest effort by abortion providers and advocacy groups to challenge a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed in conservative states. Lawye...
Jun 28, 2019
US consumers increase spending a modest 0.4% in May
WASHINGTON - Consumer spending increased 0.4% in May, a modest gain that suggests Americans remain confident enough about the economy's outlook to keep shopping. The Commerce Department said Friday th...
Jun 28, 2019
Justices won't revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday reject...
Jun 28, 2019
Western Premiers meet in Edmonton
EDMONTON - There were smiles, handshakes and even a joke or two as Canada's western premiers emerged from their day-long meeting in Edmonton.There has been friction between the leaders of late over Br...
Jun 28, 2019 From left to right: John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia; Sandy Silver, Premier of Yukon; Robert McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories; Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta; Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan; Joe Savikataaq, Premier of Nunavut; Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba.(Photo: Government of Alberta)
France fries: Record heat hits tourists, schools, hospitals
PARIS - Schools are dousing kids with water and nursing homes are equipping the elderly with hydration sensors as France and other nations battle a record-setting heat wave baking much of Europe. Seve...
Jun 28, 2019