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Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by Jan. 15, a U.S. official said Monday. The order would stop short of outgoing President D...
Nov 16, 2020
Ottawa launches independent review of Canada's beleaguered military-justice system
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Morris Fish is starting an outside examination of Canada's troubled military courts. The review comes as the military struggles with a variety of challenges to the regim...
Nov 16, 2020
Residential-school survivors call on Ottawa and provinces for monuments
OTTAWA - The director of that National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residen...
Nov 16, 2020
Hollywood stars complete takeover of Welsh club Wrexham
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought one of the world's oldest soccer teams on Monday and plan to document their first foray into the sport in a fly-on-the-wall TV show. In a pinch-...
Nov 16, 2020
Nova Scotia mass killing: Gunman said COVID-19 pandemic would make people desperate
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia this year had sent an email in March saying he was glad he was well-armed because the COVID-19 pandemic woul...
Nov 16, 2020
Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack set up GoFundMe account to help players, staff
TORONTO - The financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack, a rugby league franchise without a home, have started a GoFundMe campaign to help players and staff who have not been paid since June 10. The trans...
Nov 16, 2020
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced as Canada approaches 300k cases
News of another promising COVID-19 candidate emerged today as Canada inched closer to the 300,000-case count, with the two hardest-hit provinces continuing to report more than 1,000 daily new infectio...
Nov 16, 2020
Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of $6.7-billion climate plan
The Quebec government is announcing a plan to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and SUVs by the year 2035. Premier Francois Legault and Environment Minister Benoit Charette announced the measu...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta's energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge's Line 5
Alberta's Energy Minister says an attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline will likely be "headed to a long, protracted process in the American court system."Sonya Savage...
Nov 16, 2020