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Former Harper cabinet minister hanging up his federal political hat
OTTAWA - Rob Nicholson, the longest-serving Conservative member of Parliament, isn't running for re-election in the fall. Nicholson, who was first elected in 1984 in Niagara Falls and held cabine...
Apr 10, 2019
Pinterest sets conservative pricing after Lyft drop
NEW YORK - Pinterest, among the gaggle of tech companies hoping to go public this year, set a conservative price range Monday for its initial public offering. It hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion...
Apr 10, 2019
Trudeau defends changes to asylum laws that have refugee workers alarmed
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending a changes to asylum laws included in an omnibus budget bill tabled this week, saying his government is working to ensure Canada's refugee system is ...
Apr 10, 2019
Trudeau says mayor who compared Quebec bill to ethnic cleansing should apologize
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the chorus of politicians calling on a suburban Montreal mayor to apologize for likening Quebec secularism legislation to ethnic cleansing. Speaking t...
Apr 10, 2019
Former New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will guide Canada at worlds
CALGARY - Alain Vigneault will coach Team Canada at the world men's hockey championship next month in Slovakia. The native of Quebec City was fired as head coach of the New York Rangers last off-seaso...
Apr 10, 2019
Jarmusch's 'The Dead Don't Die' to open Cannes Film Festival
NEW YORK - Jim Jarmusch's zombie film "The Dead Don't Die" will open the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival. The French festival announced Tuesday that "The Dead Don't Die" will premiere May 14. While t...
Apr 10, 2019
Liberal candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race concedes
MADISON, Wis. - The liberal candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race conceded Wednesday, deciding against a recount eight days after the election showed her conservative opponent ahead by 6,000 vot...
Apr 10, 2019
Netflix launches comedy channel on SiriusXM
NEW YORK - Netflix is launching its first audio venture that will feature the video streaming service's comedy programming on SiriusXM. The companies on Wednesday announced "Netflix Is A Joke Radio" w...
Apr 10, 2019
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has book coming in the fall
NEW YORK - Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, has a book deal. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Haley's book, currently untitled, will come out t...
Apr 10, 2019
Gas explosion shakes downtown Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. - Emergency officials responded Wednesday morning to a gas explosion and fire at a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina, authorities said. The city of Durham tweeted that people sh...
Apr 10, 2019