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Supreme Court of Canada's Clement Gascon stepping down for family reasons
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon is retiring in September after five years on the high court. Gascon, 58, is stepping down for personal and family reasons, the court announced M...
Apr 17, 2019
Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill
MONTREAL - In a rare display of unity, Montreal city council unanimously passed a motion against Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Monday. Mayor Valerie Plante and opposition leader Lionel Perez pr...
Apr 17, 2019
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 17, 2019
Confirmed case of tuberculosis at Calgary daycare
Letters have been sent to 150 people in the Calgary area advising them that they or their child may have been exposed to a confirmed case of tuberculosis at a daycare.Alberta Health Services says the ...
Apr 17, 2019
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
ABIDJIAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has privatel...
Apr 17, 2019
Ford looking to Kenney as ally in carbon tax battle
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling Alberta premier designate Jason Kenney a great ally in the anti-federal carbon tax alliance.Ford was speaking in the Ontario legislature this morning, hours after ...
Apr 17, 2019 Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Premier-Designate Kenney willing to take on non-profits that block oil exports
EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying ``bring it on.''In his victory sp...
Apr 17, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Jason Kenney
Correction: CBD Goes Mainstream story
NEW YORK - In a story April 15 about CBD, The Associated Press reported erroneously the parent company of Nine West. It is Authentic Brands Group, not Authentic Fitness. A corrected version of the sto...
Apr 17, 2019
Nylander moves to centre for Maple Leafs with Kadri suspended for series
TORONTO - William Nylander will take Nazem Kadri's place at centre on Toronto's third line behind John Tavares and Auston Matthews when the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their f...
Apr 17, 2019
Macron: France to rebuild Notre Dame 'even more beautifully'
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Tuesday to rebuild Paris' beloved Notre Dame Cathedral "even more beautifully" after a raging fire destroyed its spire and its roof but spared most of ...
Apr 17, 2019