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Protections for 660,000 immigrants on line at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the Supreme Court. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday on the Trump administration's bid to end the Deferred Action for Childh...
Nov 12, 2019

Queen, politicians out in force as UK remembers its war dead
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II joined Britons in remembering their war dead, as the country's political leaders paused campaigning for the Dec. 12 election to take part in a sombre Remembrance Sunday ser...
Nov 12, 2019

Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050
VANCOUVER - Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert pane...
Nov 12, 2019

Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
BRUSSELS - The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must identify products made in Israeli settlements on their labels, in a decision welcomed by rights groups but likely to spar...
Nov 12, 2019

Angered at EU, Turkey threatens to release IS prisoners
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a veiled threat suggesting Turkey could release the Islamic State group prisoners it holds and send them to Europe, angered at...
Nov 12, 2019

An unapologetic Don Cherry and a button-loving toddler; In-The-News for Nov. 12
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 12. What we are watching in Canada ... MI...
Nov 12, 2019

Saskatchewan premier has three items on wish list for meeting with Trudeau
OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has three things on his wish list when he talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a meeting set for today in Ottawa. Moe wants to see overseas oil...
Nov 12, 2019

Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work
EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...
Nov 12, 2019

Afghan president: 3 Taliban released for held US, Australian
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday announced that his government has released three prominent Taliban figures in an effort to get the insurgents to free an American and an Australian pro...
Nov 12, 2019

Express trains collide in Bangladesh, killing at least 15
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Two speeding trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people and injuring scores on Tuesday, officials said. Local police chief Shayamal Kanti Das said the collis...
Nov 11, 2019