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Trudeau criticized for tweet to Trevor Noah pledging $50M charity gift
OTTAWA - Canada will contribute $50 million to a global charity for children’s education, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted to comedian Trevor Noah, a pledge that quickly drew criticism both...
Dec 03, 2018
Man at centre of Nobel Literature scandal loses rape appeal
STOCKHOLM - The man with ties to the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature lost his appeal Monday to have his rape conviction and a two-year prison sentence reversed and instead wa...
Dec 03, 2018
How 2019 could bring Canada's first Green government - on tiny P.E.I.
Tiny Prince Edward Island has long embraced the politically unusual: it had the first premier of non-European heritage, the first elected woman premier and the first openly gay male premier. Now, poll...
Dec 03, 2018
Ponoka expands waste collection program with new contractor in 2019
PONOKA- The Town of Ponoka has chosen a new contractor to provide services for curbside collection of household waste, recyclables, and organic compost materials. Can Pak Environmental Services will b...
Dec 03, 2018
Uruguay rejects Peru Ex-President Garcia's asylum request
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Monday he would co-operate with prosecutors investigating him for possible corruption after Uruguay turned down his asylum request and forced hi...
Dec 03, 2018
Assaults increase at Washington mental hospital
BREMERTON, Wash. - The tall, lanky patient walked out of his room at Washington state’s largest psychiatric hospital and spit on two patients before ducking back inside. A few minutes later, he ...
Dec 03, 2018
Yemen's other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida
MUKALLA, Yemen - Two years after al-Qaida militants withdrew from Yemen’s eastern city of Mukalla, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates patrol the streets in armoured vehicles, ...
Dec 03, 2018
China gets US tariff delay but movement on tech unclear
BEIJING - Buy more U.S. exports? Done. Tinker with technology tactics that irk Washington and other trading partners? Maybe. But scrap those plans, seen by Beijing as a path to prosperity and influenc...
Dec 03, 2018
Sanders eyes 'bigger' 2020 bid despite some warning signs
BURLINGTON, Vt. - An insurgent underdog no more, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is laying the groundwork to launch a bigger presidential campaign than his first, as advisers predict he would open the 202...
Dec 03, 2018
George H.W. Bush guided by concern for humanity
DALLAS - Former President George H.W. Bush teamed up with the man who ousted him from the White House to help victims of natural disasters. He created a program that has honoured thousands of American...
Dec 03, 2018