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Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall
OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...
Sep 03, 2019
Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting
JERUSALEM - Hezbollah militants on Sunday fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies...
Sep 03, 2019
British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada
The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...
Sep 03, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges is postponed
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star's case. J...
Sep 03, 2019
Simone Biles 'aches' for victims after brother charged
CLEVELAND - Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she's struggling with the arrest of her brother who was charged in a shooting that left three dead. She said in a tweet Monday that her heart ...
Sep 03, 2019
For Julie Andrews, sudden success was 'like an assault'
VENICE, Italy - Julie Andrews is reflecting on her career at the Venice International Film Festival, where she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award Monday evening. The 83-year-old s...
Sep 03, 2019
Searchers hunt missing Spanish Olympian in mountain area
MADRID - Hundreds of searchers, helped by helicopters and drones, combed a mountainous area outside Madrid Tuesday, 10 days after the last known sighting of former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalli...
Sep 03, 2019
Searchers hunt missing Spanish Olympian in mountain area
MADRID - Hundreds of searchers, helped by helicopters and drones, combed a mountainous area outside Madrid Tuesday, 10 days after the last known sighting of former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalli...
Sep 03, 2019
Report on Alberta’s finances to be released Tuesday
EDMONTON- Findings from a panel tasked by the Kenney government to come up with options for helping the province emerge from its deficit are scheduled to be released today.A news conference is planned...
Sep 03, 2019
Serena Williams turns right ankle, holds on for US Open win
NEW YORK - Serena Williams was in pain - "acceptable" pain, her coach called it - after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. The good news for W...
Sep 03, 2019