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After Obama, Israel's Netanyahu relishing in Trump love fest
JERUSALEM - Widely unpopular around the world, President Donald Trump can take solace in the adulation of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, who showers him with praise and even holds his tongue over ...
Oct 19, 2017
Recovery, reconstruction go slowly after Mexico earthquake
MEXICO CITY - Wearing a hardhat, Rodrigo Diaz Mejia steps onto the hood of a crushed car and then gingerly into an apartment cracked open by the Sept. 19 earthquake. Inside he spots a photo of two you...
Oct 19, 2017
Trump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
WASHINGTON - If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major “Obamacare” health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage availa...
Oct 19, 2017
Trump weighs in on 'fake' dossier on his alleged Russia ties
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is questioning what he says is a “fake” dossier of allegations about his connections to Russia. Here’s his latest tweet: “Workers of firm in...
Oct 19, 2017
Senate backs GOP budget in step forward for tax revamp
WASHINGTON - Republicans on Thursday muscled a $4 trillion budget through the Senate in a major step forward for President Donald Trump’s ambitious promise of “massive tax cuts and reform....
Oct 19, 2017
Trump thrusts Kelly's private tragedy into public spotlight
WASHINGTON - Enraged and rattled by the political brawl over military mourning, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly returned this week to the one place he could go clear his head - Section 60 of Arl...
Oct 19, 2017
Conditional sentences don't count as jail time in immigration law: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Equating time served in the community with time spent in jail opens up the door to absurd possibilities within immigration law, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In an unanimous dec...
Oct 19, 2017
Trudeau campaigns with candidate in Quebec ahead of federal byelection
ROBERVAL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is campaigning in Quebec today ahead of a federal byelection in the Lac-Saint-Jean riding next week. Trudeau will also spend Friday in the riding support...
Oct 19, 2017
CAPP in Grande Prairie to speak on industry challenges
The state of the oil and natural gas industry will be discussed in Grande Prairie next week. A representative from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is speaking at a Grande Prairie and D...
Oct 19, 2017
Drysdale disappointed in legislative committee vote
The MLA for GP Wapiti says he is disappointed with a vote at a legislative standing committee. Wayne Drsydale had asked for an all-party review of the Property Rights Advocate Act, legislation that go...
Oct 19, 2017