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Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is 'inevitable'
WASHINGTON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is “inevitable” there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclose...
Apr 11, 2018
What's next for Parkland students? Town halls, midterms vote
PARKLAND, Fla. - New Jersey, Colorado, Los Angeles, Raleigh-Durham - the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students reel off their upcoming travel schedule at a dizzying pace. This is their new lif...
Apr 11, 2018
As Trump fumes, senators bid to protect the special counsel
WASHINGTON - Four senators - two Republicans and two Democrats - are taking a step to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job as President Donald Trump has angrily mused about firing him. L...
Apr 11, 2018
As more Chinese newcomers call Halifax home, early signs of a Chinatown emerge
HALIFAX - In a corner of Halifax’s historic south end, Mandarin signs have started to sprout up: They appoint dumpling and dessert restaurants, bubble tea cafes, rental housing and a barbershop....
Apr 11, 2018
'It's past a nightmare:' Father of hockey crash survivor recalls carnage
TISDALE, Sask. - Last Friday, Myles Shumlanski sped down the highway to the scene of a nightmare. He stopped there again Tuesday, looking through snow for wallets, cellphones and other belongings of t...
Apr 11, 2018
Drayton Valley mourns, remembers former Thunder players involved in Humboldt bus crash
Hundreds of people from Drayton Valley and the Thunder community attended a vigil at the Omniplex to remember and honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan. The crash killed...
Apr 11, 2018
Israel strikes Hamas after bomb explodes on Gaza border
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has struck several Hamas targets in Gaza after a bomb planted on the border exploded near Israeli troops. The military says the explosive device was placed alo...
Apr 11, 2018
Memory boxes capture Afghans' pain of war, attempt to heal
KABUL - It was an evening like many others. Faisal teased his mother Adila before leaving for the Kabul pharmacy where he worked to earn enough money to pay for math and English classes. The 17-year-o...
Apr 11, 2018
Trump warns Russia: "Get ready" for attack on Syria
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Russia to “get ready” for a missile attack on its ally Syria, suggesting imminent retaliation for last weekend’s suspected che...
Apr 11, 2018
Inspectors head to site of suspected gas attack in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria - A team of inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog was on its way to Syria on Thursday to begin an investigation into a suspected chemical weapons attack near the ...
Apr 11, 2018