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Mourners pay respects to former premier Bernard Landry at Quebec legislature
QUEBEC - Mourners in Quebec City braved a fall snowstorm on Saturday to pay their respects to former premier Bernard Landry as his body in lay in state at the provincial legislature. By 1 p.m., some 4...
Nov 10, 2018
'We have to build some trust here': legalizing cannabis sales on Mohawk territory
MONTREAL - For the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, cannabis legalization is an opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past regarding tobacco. Smoke shacks selling tax-free cigarettes are pervasive ...
Nov 10, 2018
Erdogan: Saudi officials, others heard tapes of writer death
ANKARA, Turkey - Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consula...
Nov 10, 2018
Leaders laud fallen soldiers on eve of armistice centennial
PARIS - Travelling from across the world to monuments honouring soldiers who fell 100 years ago, victors and vanquished alike marked those sacrifices Saturday ahead of Armistice Day and assessed allia...
Nov 10, 2018
Use frozen funds from dictators to help refugee crisis, says Axworthy
OTTAWA - A Canadian-led international movement seized with stanching the flow of refugees wants to use an untapped source of cash to address the global crisis: the billions languishing in the frozen b...
Nov 10, 2018
After testy tweet, Trump calls French president good friend
PARIS - President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron tried to project unity Saturday after Trump had lashed out at one of America’s strongest allies in Europe, claiming Macron ins...
Nov 10, 2018
Legacies of the First World War: Canadian veterans' battle for benefits, support
OTTAWA - When the armistice that ended the First World War was signed and the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918, Canadians wearily celebrated what they hoped was the start of a new era of peace. For t...
Nov 10, 2018
Coaching great Wally Buono: 'Losing is something I've never gotten used to'
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono doesn’t want the B.C. Lions focused on winning for him in the CFL playoffs. Instead, he’s consistently told his players to be internally motivated and pull for the ...
Nov 10, 2018
Canada 'discovered its identity' during First World War
By all accounts, WWI and WWII were hell for those on the frontlines, and there's certainly no denying the often horrific and long-lasting effects those conflicts had on the soldiers and their families...
Nov 10, 2018
Rome mayor found not guilty in case of City Hall appointment
Rome’s embattled mayor was found not guilty Saturday of a charge of lying over a City Hall appointment, ending a months-long trial that had threatened her political career. Mayor Virginia Raggi ...
Nov 10, 2018