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Brazil's Temer charged with corruption, money laundering
SAO PAULO - Brazil’s federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for all...
Oct 16, 2018
B.C. man accused of swimming naked in Toronto shark tank arrested in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police have arrested a B.C. man who is accused of swimming naked in a shark tank at a popular Toronto aquarium. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook of Toronto police says the man was arres...
Oct 16, 2018
US and North American rival Canada meet in qualifying final
FRISCO, Texas - In truly Canadian fashion, Diana Matheson used the metric system to describe the heated soccer rivalry between Canada and the United States. “You’re talking about two teams...
Oct 16, 2018
Foreign affairs minister lay on floor of PM's office after USMCA was inked
TORONTO - After more than a year of leading intense trade negotiations with the United States and Mexico, the first thing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland did when the new agreement was reac...
Oct 16, 2018
Expelled Canadian envoy says stable Saudi Arabia needed amid Khashoggi probe
OTTAWA - Canadian and global foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia can’t be driven by revulsion over the treatment of individual human rights cases, Canada’s most recent ambassador to the co...
Oct 16, 2018
Feds' tariff relief plan faces criticism; Morneau says 50 firms now surtax-free
OTTAWA - The federal government has so far exempted 50 Canadian companies from surtaxes imposed last summer when Ottawa slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports, Finance Minister...
Oct 16, 2018
Calgary Flames co-owner helped pay ransom to free hostage Amanda Lindhout
CALGARY - A Calgary businessman and philanthropist paid roughly $750,000 to help free kidnapped journalist Amanda Lindhout in Somalia. Allan Markin, a co-owner of the Calgary Flames, didn’t know...
Oct 16, 2018
Jury: 4 guilty in shooting that killed Olympian's daughter
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Four men have been found guilty in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Trinity Gay, daughter of Olympic track star Tyson Gay. News outlets report a jury returned verdict...
Oct 16, 2018
Trump tells AP he won't accept blame if GOP loses House
WASHINGTON - Facing the prospect of bruising electoral defeat in congressional elections, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he won’t accept the blame if his party loses control of the Hou...
Oct 16, 2018
Trump asks Turkey for audio, video evidence on Khashoggi
WASHINGTON - The U.S. has asked Turkey for a recording that could reveal gruesome details of what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. But he’s no...
Oct 16, 2018