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3 dead, highway collapses as floods pound France, Italy
ROME - Flooding pounded France and Italy amid heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at least three dead and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed by a landslide, officials said Sunday. The weather h...
Nov 26, 2019
Teamsters, CN reach tentative deal to end rail strike
MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers.The ...
Nov 26, 2019
Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume
MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...
Nov 26, 2019
Brief evacuation at Capitol over small plane
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly evacuated Tuesday amid concerns about a small aircraft in the area. Officials say the plane violated airspace rules in the restricte...
Nov 26, 2019
New environmentally friendly “Vodkow” now available in Alberta
ALMONTE, ON - A new vodka is on shelves across Alberta and it's promoting an environmentally friendly way to make alcohol.It's called Vodkow and comes from Dairy Distillery in the community of Almonte...
Nov 26, 2019 Dairy Distillery Founder/CEO Omid McDonald (Photo: Mark Holleron)
Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal election....
Nov 26, 2019
Albania earthquake kills 14; rescuers hunt for survivors
THUMANE, Albania - Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 14 people and inj...
Nov 26, 2019
26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo
GOMA, Congo - A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo's eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft's passengers and crew, as well as residents on th...
Nov 26, 2019
House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON - The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion. On Monday, hundreds of pages from Democratic Chairman Ada...
Nov 26, 2019
Source: Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott gets new five-year contract
TORONTO - Fresh from signing All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams, the Toronto Wolfpack have given head coach Brian McDermott a new five-year contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Cana...
Nov 26, 2019