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"Picasso" found under tree in Romania appears to be hoax
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian novelist who thought she had found a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen from a museum in the Netherlands six years ago seems to have been the victim of a prank. Mira Feti...
Nov 19, 2018
Trump waffles on pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump isn’t committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term, part of widespread speculation about staffing changes t...
Nov 19, 2018
Britain's top diplomat in Iran as US oil sanctions back on
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state media say the country’s foreign minister discussed ways of easing international financial transactions during a meeting with British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt in ...
Nov 19, 2018
Trump says 'no reason' for him to hear Khashoggi death tape
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said there is no reason for him to listen to a recording of the “very violent, very vicious” killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has put ...
Nov 19, 2018
CARTOON 11-19-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 11-19-2018
Nov 19, 2018
Questions raised over Cape Breton cull that has cost Ottawa $7,900 per moose
When a Mi’kmaq hunter shoots a moose in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the meat feeds children, hides are used in clothing, and there’s one fewer ungulate damaging the park’s v...
Nov 19, 2018
NATO deputy calls for alliance unity on 'increasingly aggressive Russia'
HALIFAX - A top NATO official made the case for alliance unity Monday, citing what she said are “complex and challenging security issues” that include an “increasingly aggressive Rus...
Nov 19, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 19
Five stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 19 --- FLAILING NDP A WORRY FOR CONSERVATIVES The federal Conservatives return to the House of Commons today after a tumultuous two weeks that included losing...
Nov 19, 2018
Struggling NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives return to the House of Commons today after a tumultuous two weeks that included losing one of their best-known MPs to a sexual-misconduct scandal. But for leader And...
Nov 19, 2018
Esi Edugyan wins second $100K Giller prize for "Washington Black"
TORONTO - Victoria-based author Esi Edugyan says her second time winning the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize felt all the more meaningful amid a climate in which truth is “under siege.” D...
Nov 19, 2018