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National Defence lowballing cost of used Aussie fighters: budget officer
OTTAWA - Parliament’s budget watchdog says the Department of National Defence might have deliberately lowballed the cost of buying and flying second-hand fighter jets from Australia by $200 mill...
Feb 28, 2019
The lunch that never was: Trump's North Korea summit falters
HANOI, Vietnam - The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. Water glasses were filled. Wicker fans provided a cool breeze. But nobody came. “Schedule change,...
Feb 28, 2019
Analysis: Even without a deal, Kim makes gains at summit
HANOI, Vietnam - As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the...
Feb 28, 2019
Democrats eye new inquiries, witnesses after Cohen testimony
WASHINGTON - After three days of grilling Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Democrats are quickly using his words as a roadmap to open new lines of investigation into the pr...
Feb 28, 2019
Booker Prize for fiction secures new financial backer
LONDON - Britain’s leading literary award, the Booker Prize, found a new financial backer Thursday after its sponsor of almost two decades pulled out. Prize trustees said the Crankstart Foundati...
Feb 28, 2019
Senegal: President gets election win, rivals won't challenge
DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Macky Sall easily won re-election to a second term during a first round of voting, election officials announced Thursday. His opponents issued a joint statement s...
Feb 28, 2019
Edmonton police charge man with murder in 2016 death of baby boy
EDMONTON- Police have charged a 29-year-old man with second-degree murder in the death of an infant. Police say the six-month-old boy was left with a family friend to babysit on July 5, 2016, while th...
Feb 28, 2019
TSB rules on fatal B.C. plane crash
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says an Alberta pilot flew into deteriorating weather before his small plane crashed in southeastern British Columbia, killing him and his girlfr...
Feb 28, 2019
Charges laid in Calgary dog attack
CALGARY- Two men have been charged following a dog attack on a woman walking near a Calgary intersection last month. Police say the woman in her 60s was approached by a large black dog and, while she ...
Feb 28, 2019
US growth is likely to slow from 2.6 pct. pace last quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy turned in a solid performance in 2018, boosted in part by tax cuts and higher government spending. But growth slowed by year’s end, and most economists envision a w...
Feb 28, 2019