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Indonesia police shoot dead suspected militant, arrest 13
SURABAYA, Indonesia - Indonesian police fatally shot a militant and arrested 13 others Tuesday suspected of links to suicide bombings carried out by two families in the country’s second-largest ...
May 15, 2018
Will he or won't he? Presence of Markle's father in doubt
LONDON - Thomas Markle spent a career in Hollywood, but nothing prepared him for this. The father of royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle has been quoted as saying he will not attend his daughter’s w...
May 15, 2018
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 115 people in mass trial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Bahrain court on Tuesday revoked the citizenship of 115 people at a mass terrorism trial, the most to lose their nationality at any one time, amid a yearslong crackdown...
May 15, 2018
N.B. officials reiterate warning about edible plants in flood zone, plan cleanup
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health is issuing another warning about eating wild, edible plants in areas of the province affected by flooding. Jennifer Russell says the...
May 15, 2018
Halifax judge tells rape victim: 'You are strong and you are brave'
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge praised a young university student for coming forward after a sexual assault she endured when she was 17, saying she showed courage and strength during a two-year legal o...
May 15, 2018
Quebec to hold English leaders' debate ahead of October election
MONTREAL - The leaders of Quebec’s four main political parties will participate in an English-language debate ahead of the Oct. 1 provincial election. The Sept. 17 event at the Radio-Canada stud...
May 15, 2018
CARTOON 05-15-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 05-15-2018
May 15, 2018
Tory staffer lobbied senators to delay legal-pot bill weeks before being fired
OTTAWA - An employee of the Conservatives’ lead Senate critic on marijuana legalization had been lobbying independent senators for several weeks before he was fired last week for urging them to ...
May 15, 2018
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime
OTTAWA - A federal proposal that would allow prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies in certain cases of corporate wrongdoing has been quietly included in the Trudeau government̵...
May 15, 2018
In the news today, May 15
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, May 15 --- HEAT AND RAIN MAJOR FLOODING CONCERNS IN B.C. Officials say unseasonable heat and the potential for rain over the next seven to 10 days could force th...
May 15, 2018