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Send black boxes from Iran plane crash to France, Champagne demands
OTTAWA - Canada has asked for international help to pressure Iran to give up the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, says Foreign Minister...
Feb 07, 2020

PM Trudeau lands in Ethiopia, where he will head to the African Union
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Justin Trudeau has landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will be the first Canadian prime minister to take part in a session of the African Union. The eight-day trip, which...
Feb 07, 2020

'My freedom and my life were stolen from me,' says Diab, suing over extradition
Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab says his decade-long fight against accusations of terrorism has left him with chronic stress, depression and insomnia. Diab, his wife and two...
Feb 07, 2020

NewsAlert: Trans Mountain cost jumps to $12.6 billion
The estimated cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has jumped by 70 per cent, to $12.6 billion from $7.4 billion. More to come... The Canadian Press
Feb 07, 2020

Mendoza has new roles with ESPN, resigns as Mets adviser
LOS ANGELES - Jessica Mendoza will no longer be on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" or work for the New York Mets front office after signing a contract extension with the network. ESPN announced Friday ...
Feb 07, 2020

Dun-dun: Defence witness wrote 'SVU' episode about Weinstein
NEW YORK - Their defence off to a rocky start, Harvey Weinstein's lawyers look to rebound Friday by bringing in a film director in hopes of dashing the credibility of a rape accuser who acknowledged a...
Feb 07, 2020

People's party leader Maxime Bernier sues political pundit for defamation
A former member of Parliament and leader of a fringe federal political party is suing a prominent political commentator and strategist for defamation. Maxime Bernier alleges Warren Kinsella repeatedly...
Feb 07, 2020

Commuter rail trips cancelled as protest blocks tracks near Belleville, Ont.
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - VIA Rail says it's suspended service on busy routes east of Toronto due to a protest blocking the tracks. The railway operator says the protest is taking place near Belleville, Ont....
Feb 07, 2020

Maple Leafs place Ceci on injured reserve, recall fellow blueliner Liljegren
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenceman Cody Ceci on injured reserve and recalled blueliner Timothy Liljegren from the team's American Hockey League affiliate on Friday. Ceci, ou...
Feb 07, 2020

WestJet adds Dawson Creek to its flight network
WestJet has announced it will be adding another Peace Country destination to its network.Beginning April 26, WestJet will begin offering a daily, round-trip flight between Calgary and Dawson Creek, in...
Feb 07, 2020