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Refugee and chocolate maker Tareq Hadhad to become Canadian citizen today
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia chocolate maker who came to Canada as a Syrian refugee will become a Canadian citizen today. Tareq Hadhad, the founder of Peace by Chocolate in Antigonish, is to ...
Jan 15, 2020
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...
Jan 15, 2020
Iran foreign minister says plane crash protests due to lies
NEW DELHI - Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that protests erupted in Iran this month because people were "lied to" about the cause of a commercial plane crash. The foreign minister, Javad Zarif...
Jan 15, 2020
Some asylum-seekers returned to Mexico get attorney access
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that some asylum-seekers who fear waiting in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings must have access to attorneys before and during a key interview to det...
Jan 15, 2020
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia - Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic sensors. Modern government off...
Jan 15, 2020
Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - People insist they have spotted fleets of large drones crisscrossing rural America's night sky, their mission mysterious, raising questions that have veered into conspiracy theories a...
Jan 15, 2020
The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate
WASHINGTON - The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves. They are escorted by specific political stars along a tightly choreographed path from th...
Jan 14, 2020
Delay over, House to send articles of impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON - The House is set to vote to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of ...
Jan 14, 2020
Trump taps 'strong, silent type' to lead impeachment defence
WASHINGTON - Pat Cipollone doesn't seem like Donald Trump's kind of fixer. His manner is unassuming. He hasn't spent much time playing a lawyer in court or on TV. But the president has turned to Cipol...
Jan 14, 2020
AP Explains: Fight for Venezuela's National Assembly deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - With two men claiming the presidency for nearly a year, Venezuela's political landscape has been messy for a while now. But it is set to become flat out chaotic, with confusion ov...
Jan 14, 2020