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AP Exclusive: Kushners tap China's $24B 'golden visa' market
BEIJING - When the sister of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner promoted investment in her family’s new skyscraper from a Beijing hotel ballroom stage earlier this month, sh...
May 16, 2017
Not diplomatic: Boar chases British ambassador in Austria
VIENNA - Some situations leave even the most seasoned diplomats unprepared. Take a British ambassador’s encounter with a wild boar. Leigh Turner, Britain’s ambassador to Austria, says he w...
May 16, 2017
Former WTA exec Laurence Applebaum named Golf Canada chief executive officer
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Laurence Applebaum has already created a to-do list even though he’s still eight weeks away from officially taking over as Golf Canada’s chief executive officer. His top p...
May 16, 2017
Red Deer students succeed at provincial skills competition
A trio of Red Deer high school students fared very well at the recent Skills Canada Alberta provincial competition in Edmonton. cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School grade 11 student Shawn Roland won...
May 16, 2017
Montana sheriff's deputy killed, suspects caught after chase
MISSOULA, Mont. - A sheriff’s deputy was killed early Tuesday in a shootout that prompted a pre-dawn pursuit that lasted 140 miles (225 kilometres) across southwestern Montana. The chase ended b...
May 16, 2017
First subsea electricity cable links
Newfoundland with Nova Scotia
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - North America’s longest subsea electricity cable has been connected between the island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Halifax-based Emera Inc. confirmed Tuesday. The 1...
May 16, 2017
Cosby says he doesn't expect to testify at sex assault trial
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby said he doesn’t expect to testify at his sexual assault trial and suggested that racism “could be” behind the scores of accusations against him. Cosby also ...
May 16, 2017
Iran reformist drops out of election, supports Rouhani
TEHRAN, Iran - A reformist candidate dropped out of Iran’s presidential election on Tuesday and threw his support behind President Hassan Rouhani, in a widely expected move that will strengthen ...
May 16, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack loses two players for key game after bans for punching opponent
Toronto Wolfpack prop Jake Emmitt and wing Liam Kay will miss this weekend’s top-of-the-table showdown with the Barrow Raiders after being banned for fighting. Emmitt got a two-game suspension w...
May 16, 2017
Immigration-detention system not flawless but legal, government lawyer says
TORONTO - Canada’s system of detaining some foreigners who cannot be readily deported may not be perfect but it is fair and constitutional, a government lawyer argued on Tuesday. As such, he arg...
May 16, 2017