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Freeland, Trudeau defend media as Trump tweets about U.S. mail bombs
OTTAWA - Canada’s foreign minister delivered an impassioned defence of a free press Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out again at the media, this time accusing journalists for c...
Oct 25, 2018
Dr. Seuss' childhood home is getting a makeover
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The boyhood home of children’s author and illustrator Dr. Seuss is getting a $500,000 restoration as part of a plan to turn it into an innovation centre for educators, stude...
Oct 25, 2018
Saudi prince's message may not be enough to repair damage
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A defiant message delivered by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to investors gathered in Riyadh may not be enough to repair the damage inflicted to his global standing as he fa...
Oct 25, 2018
Clarification: Medicaid-Arkansas story
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In a story Oct. 15, The Associated Press reported that the Southern Poverty Law Center was one of three groups that sued Arkansas over its Medicaid work requirement. The groupsR...
Oct 25, 2018
Drunk driver who killed 4 people eligible for day parole next month
TORONTO - A man sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in a drunk driving crash north of Toronto that killed three young children and their grandfather will be eligible to apply for day...
Oct 25, 2018
Top court to hear case exploring police use of force in Caledonia, Ont.
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a case involving a man who sued the Ontario Provincial Police and claimed permanent injury after a struggle in Caledonia, Ont. in 2009. Randy Fle...
Oct 25, 2018
Trump sends troops to border, an issue that fires up base
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is planning to dispatch at least 800 active duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration...
Oct 25, 2018
Prices easing but Canada's housing market still 'highly vulnerable': CMHC
OTTAWA - Real estate prices may be showing signs of easing but Canada’s housing market remains “highly vulnerable,” according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The fe...
Oct 25, 2018
Luukkonen leads way as European goalies return to CHL after ban lifted
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves didn’t wait long to pounce once the ban on foreign goaltenders was lifted for the 2018-19 season. Sudbury selected Finnish netminder Uk...
Oct 25, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Quebec legislature's kirpan ban
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada refused on Thursday to hear the appeal of a Sikh man and woman who were prohibited from entering Quebec’s legislature while wearing kirpans. The refusal to h...
Oct 25, 2018