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Jackie Hoffman loses Emmy to Laura Dern, curses on camera
LOS ANGELES - Actress and comedian Jackie Hoffman says she can’t believe the media took her reaction to losing out on an Emmy seriously after she yelled an obscenity on camera during the show. H...
Sep 18, 2017
B.C. teaching material linking 'squaw' to 'Aboriginal woman' pulled for review
VANCOUVER - A complaint from a parent about a classroom assignment to match the word “squaw” to “Aboriginal woman” has prompted a publisher to remove a book for review and is r...
Sep 18, 2017
PM Trudeau calls on Suu Kyi to condemn violence against Rohingya Muslims
OTTAWA - Aung San Suu Kyi must publicly condemn the atrocities being committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, or else her rhetoric and global reputation as a champion of human rights will mean n...
Sep 18, 2017
Mexico investigates killing of 'Narcos' location scout
MEXICO CITY - Authorities in central Mexico say they are investigating the killing of a location scout working on the Netflix series “Narcos,” which chronicles the violent world of drug tr...
Sep 18, 2017
Young immigrants shout down Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House, said she understands the fears of young immigrants after they shouted her down Monday at an event where she planned to drum up su...
Sep 18, 2017
Defence questions warrants used in case against accused Winnipeg letter-bomber
WINNIPEG - A lawyer for a man accused of sending letter bombs, including one that went off and seriously injured a lawyer, is questioning the validity of warrants used in the investigation. Jeremy Kos...
Sep 18, 2017
Thousands of Islanders get spam email after government email system hacked
CHARLOTTETOWN - More than 94,000 people in P.E.I. have received an unauthorized spam message from the P.E.I. government. The government issued a statement Monday warning residents not to open an email...
Sep 18, 2017
Bank of Canada deputy governor says exports and business investment broadening
SASKATOON - A senior Bank of Canada official said Monday the central bank is seeing encouraging signs that exports and business investment are broadening and strengthening. In a speech to the Saskatoo...
Sep 18, 2017
Canada won't do business with Boeing while it's 'busy trying to sue us': PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped the gloves Monday in his fight with Boeing, saying the government won’t do business with a company that he’s accusing of attacking Canadian i...
Sep 18, 2017
Angus cranks up heat on Singh for lack of seat in the House of Commons
OTTAWA - NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus marked Monday’s return of Parliament by stressing the importance of his party’s next leader having immediate access to the House of Commons ...
Sep 18, 2017