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China files trade complaint against US over steel tariffs
GENEVA - China has filed a World Trade Organization complaint challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on imported steel and aluminum, the trade body said Tuesday. The tariff spat i...
Apr 10, 2018
Ruble plunges for 2nd day following US sanctions
MOSCOW - The ruble plunged for the second day in a row on Tuesday following fresh U.S. sanctions against Russia. The Russian currency hit lows against the dollar and euro last seen in 2016, while the ...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian advance to beach volleyball semifinals at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Both Canadian entries advanced to the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournament Tuesday. Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter defeated Dimitris Apostolou and Geo...
Apr 10, 2018
Admiral keen to deal with criminal charge, get back to 'serving the people'
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he’s eager to deal with the criminal charge he faces and return to serving Canadians. Wearing his full navy uniform, Norman made a brief court appearance T...
Apr 10, 2018
In the news today, April 10
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, April 10 --- PM TRUDEAU, CABINET TO DISCUSS TRANS MOUNTAIN Federal cabinet ministers gather today for an emergency meeting to seek a way to convince Kinder Morgan ...
Apr 10, 2018
Ongoing protests behind halting of Trans Mountain expansion: activists
VANCOUVER - Protesters who have loudly voiced their opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are taking credit for Kinder Morgan Canada’s decision to pause work on the controversial p...
Apr 10, 2018
Oldest man likes soaking in Japan hot springs, eating sweets
TOKYO - Masazo Nonaka has enjoyed soaking in northern Japan’s hot springs for many years - probably longer than most people. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four...
Apr 10, 2018
Iranian TV: Tehran city council accepts mayor's resignation
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV says the Tehran city council has accepted the resignation of Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi who resigned last month after hard-liners criticized him for attending a sch...
Apr 10, 2018
Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of ex-spy, out of hospital
LONDON - The spy saga that set off international tumult last month took a positive turn Tuesday as Yulia Skripal was released from a British hospital more than a month after she and her father were po...
Apr 10, 2018
13 humanities grants in 4 Deep South states
NEW ORLEANS - The Delta Blues Museum is getting $460,000 to help add sound to exhibits about the history and influence of American blues and the music’s Mississippi Delta connections. It’s...
Apr 10, 2018