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About half of summer's border crosser asylum cases heard so far rejected: IRB
OTTAWA - About half of the asylum claims heard so far from those who’ve crossed the Canada-U.S.. border since July have been rejected, the Immigration and Refugee Board said Tuesday. But the act...
Oct 03, 2017
Ecuador court orders vice-president jailed in graft probe
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the jailing of Vice-President Jorge Glas while he is investigated for allegedly taking bribes from a Brazilian construction giant invol...
Oct 02, 2017
Initial erroneous Tom Petty death reports cause confusion
LOS ANGELES - For several hours Monday, music lovers believed Tom Petty was dead. Courtney Love, Talib Kweli, Kid Rock, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Stanley and Lin-Manuel Miranda were among scores of fans post...
Oct 02, 2017
Stella McCartney takes on the '80s at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS - Boundless ideas with 80s daring were the expansive spirit of Stella McCartney’s accomplished collection at Paris Fashion Week. The acid styles had some front-row celebrities recalling th...
Oct 02, 2017
LaVar Ball pulling son LaMelo out of SoCal high school
LOS ANGELES - LaVar Ball is pulling his 16-year-old son LaMelo out of his Southern California high school to be home schooled and so he can be made into “the best basketball player ever.” ...
Oct 02, 2017
Officer who tackled James Blake sues for defamation
NEW YORK - The police officer who tackled former pro tennis player James Blake in a mistaken arrest filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against the athlete, the police department and the watchdog group ...
Oct 02, 2017
Study on 'America First' attitudes: Trump fans hate NAFTA, not trade with Canada
WASHINGTON - While trade tensions between the countries might be rising, a new study suggests Americans hold an overwhelmingly positive view of the commercial relationship with Canada and that the opi...
Oct 02, 2017
Canadians returning from Las Vegas recount tales of panic, horror
VANCOUVER - Canadians who were in Las Vegas during Sunday’s deadly mass shooting are returning home, bringing with them stories of chaos and terror. Toronto resident Ryan Bedrosian was in Nevada...
Oct 02, 2017
By the numbers: a look at a breakdown of the NDP leadership vote
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh was elected federal NDP leader on Sunday. Here is a look at the voter turnout of card-carrying members of the party: Alberta - 43 per cent of 10,188 members B.C. - 51 per cent o...
Oct 02, 2017
Man charged after pet dog shot during robbery in rural Manitoba
TEULON, Man. - Police have charged an 18-year-old man following a robbery in rural Manitoba in which a family’s pet dog was shot and killed. RCMP say a suspect broke through a window at a home n...
Oct 02, 2017