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Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave
LOS ANGELES - Just days before Pixar’s “Coco” is set to hit theatres, Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter announced he is taking a six-month leave of absen...
Nov 21, 2017
First trial of many begins for inauguration day protests
WASHINGTON - Eleven months after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, trials have begun for the more than 160 people arrested during violent anti-Trump protests in Washington on Inauguration Da...
Nov 21, 2017
Quebec-California cap-and-trade auction sells out
Quebec and California’s latest joint cap-and-trade auction has sold out, weeks before Ontario is set to become part of that market. The results of last week’s auction, released today, show...
Nov 21, 2017
Toronto looking at rebranding homeless services as part of shelter overhaul plan
TORONTO - Canada’s most populous city is considering changing the language used to describe services for the homeless as part of a broader overhaul of its shelter system. But some critics say To...
Nov 21, 2017
Olympic gymnastics ex-doctor pleads guilty to sex charges
LANSING, Mich. - A former sports doctor accused of molesting at least 125 girls and young women while he worked for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple ch...
Nov 21, 2017
Activists file lawsuit challenging Trump immigration changes
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Nurimaro Park, 26, is one of about 800,000 people who had benefited from an Obama-era program that extended protections to immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. Whi...
Nov 21, 2017
Pro-Roy Moore group fundraises off Trump's near endorsement
WASHINGTON - A political action committee supporting Senate candidate Roy Moore is fundraising off President Donald Trump’s near-endorsement of the Alabama Republican, who is facing new allegati...
Nov 21, 2017
NAFTA: Deadlock on hard issues as round concludes under cloud of question marks
MEXICO CITY - Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked Tuesday as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the tra...
Nov 21, 2017
Quebec fur farmer pleads guilty in animal cruelty case dating back to 2014
MONTREAL - A Quebec fur farmer will face strict controls if he plans to continue in the business after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges last week. The case stems from a 2014 investigation int...
Nov 21, 2017
Washington state governor tells British Columbians don't be 'daunted' by Trump
VICTORIA - Washington state’s governor took aim at President Donald Trump in a speech to British Columbia’s legislature Tuesday, saying travel bans on immigrants and refugees have caused e...
Nov 21, 2017