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Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1M teacher prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Kenyan science teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor and tutored students on the weekends won a $1 million prize on Sunday that h...
Mar 24, 2019
Wilson-Raybould to reveal more details, documents on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Liberals are urging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to use her parliamentary privilege to tell the House of Commons whatever she wants about the SNC-Lavalin affair. But they want...
Mar 24, 2019
Trudeau calls May 6 byelection for B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a May byelection in British Columbia to fill a seat vacated by a former New Democrat. The Prime Minister's Office has set May 6 as the date for the...
Mar 24, 2019
Criticism over failure to mention Muslims 'completely baseless,' says Scheer
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says criticism over his initial failure to mention that Muslims were targeted in the recent mass murder in New Zealand is "completely baseless" and driven by "disgusting"&n...
Mar 24, 2019
Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach
An online auction for a luxury home in Abbotsford, B.C., is drawing attention for its novel approach, which some observers say has potential to inspire new sales even if it doesn't have any notab...
Mar 24, 2019
Dubai denies there were plans for R. Kelly concert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai's government on Sunday forcefully denied a claim by R&B singer R. Kelly that the artist had planned concerts in the sheikhdom after he had sought permission fro...
Mar 24, 2019
Researchers try to shed light on secret Canadian Cold War archive
OTTAWA - The prime minister's bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle Canada's Cold War intelligence history, say security researchers who are pushing to make ...
Mar 24, 2019
GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric ve...
Mar 24, 2019
Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries
MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in custo...
Mar 24, 2019
US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration hit Iran with new sanctions on Friday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was denouncing Iran's growing influence on a visit to Lebanon. The Treasury Department ...
Mar 24, 2019