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Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong arrives in Canada
A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking, and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong, has arrived in Canada with her daughter after being granted re...
Mar 25, 2019
Ex-Brazilian President Temer released from jail after 5 days
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was released from jail on Monday, less than a week after he was arrested in the sprawling Car Wash corruption probe that has ensnared many of t...
Mar 25, 2019
Kansas' new Democratic governor vetoes GOP tax relief bill
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas’ new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a tax relief bill approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing it would repeat an infamous fiscal experiment that fa...
Mar 25, 2019
Judge suggests Hawaii man avoid favourite soda on probation
WAILUKU, Hawaii - A Hawaii judge suggested a man not drink his favourite soda during four years of probation on a car theft conviction. Judge Rhonda Loo suggested in a Maui court last week that 21-yea...
Mar 25, 2019
Schreiner reiterates government's commitment to Red Deer hospital expansion
The incumbent NDP MLA for Red Deer-North is highlighting the government's commitment to Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion during the provincial election campaign. Kim Schreiner notes the government...
Mar 25, 2019
Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard’s hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week....
Mar 25, 2019
Tom Clancy's widow expands challenge of rights ownership
BALTIMORE - Tom Clancy’s widow says in a lawsuit that his estate is the exclusive owner not just of the novelist’s famous character Jack Ryan, but the rights to the character John Clark an...
Mar 25, 2019
Sources say Trudeau rejected Wilson-Raybould's conservative pick for high court
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, even though he wasn’t a sitt...
Mar 25, 2019
Alberta Party's Paul Hardy: Transparency and logic will boost campaign
Paul Hardy says, first and foremost, hospital expansion in Red Deer needs addressing. A medical director in the AHS Central Zone, Hardy is the Alberta Party's candidate in Red Deer-North for the April...
Mar 25, 2019
The Latest: Apple streaming TV service to debut this fall
CUPERTINO, Calif. - The Latest on Apple’s streaming TV event (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Apple says its new subscription TV service will be available this fall. But the company isn’t say...
Mar 25, 2019