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Business as usual? How Europe's royals mix work and duties
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - As the British royal family wrestles with the future roles of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, it could look to Europe for examples of how princes and princesses have tried,...
Jan 17, 2020
'I feel that I'm free.' Refugee and chocolate maker Tareq Hadhad becomes citizen
HALIFAX - After he took a solemn oath and received his Canadian citizenship Wednesday, Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad said he was looking forward to becoming an unofficial ambassador for Canada. How...
Jan 17, 2020
Sadness and silence grips Canada's universities in honour of plane crash victims
A sombre silence fell across Canadian university campuses Wednesday as the institutions honoured the 176 lives lost in a plane crash in Iran last week. Many students, faculty and resear...
Jan 17, 2020
Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are ina...
Jan 17, 2020
Plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with belongings
It was only a few years ago that Shaho Shahbazpanahi remembers moving his friend Razgar Rahimi and his young family into their home. He's now trying to figure out ...
Jan 17, 2020
Kids across Canada more at risk of hospitalization from flu this season: doctor
Canada's chief public health officer says more children are being hospitalized this flu season because of an early spike in a strain of influenza B, which hits young...
Jan 17, 2020
Ukrainian prime minister resigns after recordings published
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying the country's president knows nothing about the economy. In a Facebook post, Oleksiy ...
Jan 17, 2020
Royal rift: UK monarchy will look smaller when dust settles
LONDON - Prince Charles, the future king, has long been seen as a potential modernizer who wants a more modest monarchy in line with other European royal households - and the streamlining process has ...
Jan 17, 2020
Philippine volcano still 'life threatening' despite lull
TAGAYTAY, Philippines - An erupting Philippine volcano remains life threatening despite weaker emissions and fewer tremors, an official said Friday and advised thousands of displaced villagers not to ...
Jan 17, 2020
Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court has sentenced 86 members of a radical Islamist party to 55-year prison terms each for taking part in violent rallies in 2018 over the acquittal of a Christian woman in a ...
Jan 17, 2020