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Jeffrey Toobin writing book about Trump and Russia
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Toobin’s next book will be a probe into Donald Trump’s election. The author and CNN commentator will write about alleged collusion between Trump’s campaign and Rus...
Nov 14, 2017
Stars sign on to support UNICEF World Children's Day
NEW YORK - David Beckham, Millie Bobby Brown and Hugh Jackman are among celebrities and world leaders announced Tuesday as participants and official supporters of the UNICEF initiative World Children&...
Nov 14, 2017
'He was hearing from Monica:' Accused told aunt his dead sister was texting him
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta man accused of killing his family told an aunt his dead sister was communicating with him about how she and her parents died. Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank are each ...
Nov 14, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Nov. 14 --- TRUDEAU CONFRONTS AND ANGERS PHILIPPINE LEADER DUTERTE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly raised human-rights concerns with Rodrigo Duterte ...
Nov 14, 2017
Ambitious Canadian coal plan vulnerable to provincial 'slippage,' critics say
Canada’s drive to shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 could be undermined by provincial side-deals like the one currently being negotiated with Nova Scotia, critics say. “...
Nov 14, 2017
Highlights from Ontario's fall economic statement
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government released a fall economic update Tuesday that included a tax cut for small businesses as an offset for a minimum wage that will rise to $14 an hour on Jan. ...
Nov 14, 2017
Judges authorizes class-action lawsuit after major Montreal snowstorm last March
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit related to the debacle on two Montreal highways last March that left hundreds of motorists stranded after a massive snowstorm. The storm...
Nov 14, 2017
Toronto police board to consider donation of canine body armour
TORONTO - An anonymous corporate donor is offering to equip some canine members of Toronto’s police force with armoured vests designed to protect them from sharp weapons. The Toronto Police Serv...
Nov 14, 2017
Ex-marketing executive: Fox Sports involved in soccer bribes
NEW YORK - Fox Sports partnered with a South American marketing firm to make millions of dollars in bribes to high-ranking soccer officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting rights to major tourn...
Nov 14, 2017
Confront mercury crisis on northern Ontario First Nation, chief urges Trudeau
OTTAWA - Ontario took another step Tuesday on the long road towards cleaning up mercury contamination upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation - a community that also wants the federal Liberal go...
Nov 14, 2017