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Young Quebecers take Ottawa to court in class action over climate change
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing Quebecers aged 35 and under are in court today trying to convince a judge to allow a class action lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to combat clima...
Jun 06, 2019
Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski secures spot in French Open mixed doubles final
PARIS - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski is off to the French Open mixed doubles final. The second-seeded team of Dabrowski and Mate Pavic of Croatia beat unseeded Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine and Ausam-Ul-H...
Jun 06, 2019
Arkansas police confirm dead body is former state lawmaker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Authorities in Arkansas have confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former state legislator is hers and say they're investigating the case as a homicide. Arkansas State ...
Jun 06, 2019
Conductor's tenure at Berlin Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep the maestro at the opera house until 2027, the city gov...
Jun 06, 2019
Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars
WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond if it decides the Trump administration's trade conflicts are threatening the U.S. economy. Investors re...
Jun 06, 2019
Premiers Kenney, Moe to work together on rig rules
WEYBURN, Sask.- The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are pledging to harmonize regulations governing the movement of oil and gas rigs in the two provinces.Jason Kenney and Scott Moe have signed a ...
Jun 06, 2019 Jason Kenney and Scott Moe
Italy's Salvini warns of crisis after PM threat to quit
ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini warned Tuesday that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its co...
Jun 06, 2019
Judge: Doctor testimony not needed in Missouri abortion case
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday that testimony from non-staff doctors at Missouri's only abortion clinic will not be necessary for a hearing that will determine if the clinic can remain op...
Jun 06, 2019
Trump administration halts cruises to Cuba under new rules
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off ca...
Jun 06, 2019
Man who killed Calgary Stampeder must serve 18 years before applying for parole
CALGARY - A judge has sentenced the man who killed a Calgary Stampeders football player to serve at least 18 years of a life sentence before he can seek parole.Nelson Lugela was found guilty earlier t...
Jun 06, 2019 Mylan Hicks