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Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying in lobbying probe
WASHINGTON - Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that interse...
Apr 13, 2019
Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash statues headed to US Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash - two of Arkansas' most celebrated icons - are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S...
Apr 13, 2019
Civil rights and legal orgs urge Trudeau to drop asylum-eligibility changes
OTTAWA - A group of civil-society and legal organizations is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw changes to asylum laws included in a Liberal budget bill tabled this week, calling th...
Apr 13, 2019
Feds' plan for neonicotinoids makes little sense, environment groups say
OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling out Canada's approach to assessing pesticides after seven years of reviews led Health Canada to simultaneously decide to allow certain popular&nb...
Apr 13, 2019
Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyis...
Apr 13, 2019
Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals have thwarted an opposition attempt to find out who leaked information about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody W...
Apr 13, 2019
Mazda recalls more than 200K cars in U.S., Canada due to failing wipers
OTTAWA - Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. and Canada because the windshield wipers can fail. The company says in documents posted Saturday by the U.S. National Hig...
Apr 13, 2019
Far-right group's brief on immigration removed from Quebec legislature website
QUEBEC - A brief from a far-right anti-immigrant group was removed from the Quebec legislature's website Thursday following an outcry from people who monitor extremist movements. MarieChanta...
Apr 13, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs looking to go up 2-0 on Boston Bruins
BOSTON - Nazem Kadri and the Toronto Maple Leafs have been paying close attention to some of the eyebrow-raising results early in the NHL playoffs. The Toronto centre and his teammates are h...
Apr 13, 2019
Morehouse College to take transgender students
The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nati...
Apr 13, 2019