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New Leger polls suggests federal Liberals lagging Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press suggests the governing federal Liberals have lost ground to the Conservatives over the past month. Overall, 31 per cent of respondents pol...
Mar 21, 2019
'Full House' to big house in college scheme? Experts differ
BOSTON - Could Aunt Becky be headed to prison? It could go either way, experts say. Some of the wealthy parents accused of paying bribes to get their kids into top universities may get short stints be...
Mar 21, 2019
EU leaders open to Brexit delay but demand UK passes deal
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders said Thursday they were likely to grant Britain a short delay in its departure from the bloc if the U.K. government can win parliamentary support next week for its EU...
Mar 21, 2019
Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived
WASHINGTON - In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed untold numbers of civilians, the U.S. military engineered the destruction of ...
Mar 21, 2019
First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google is celebrating composer Johann Sebastian Bach with its first artificial intelligence-powered Doodle. Thursday's animated Google Doodle shows the composer playing an orga...
Mar 21, 2019
Dunvegan Gas Plant fire currently under investigation
An investigation is under way into what caused the fire at the Dunvegan Gas Plant near Fairview. Last night at around 8 p.m. the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department was called after a fire broke out wi...
Mar 21, 2019 Photo credit Facebook
James Corden returns to host the 2019 Tony Awards
NEW YORK - James Corden is returning to host the 73rd annual Tony Awards. The American Theatre Wing on Tuesday announced that the host of CBS' "The Late Late Show" will preside over Broadway's biggest...
Mar 21, 2019
Man serving manslaughter sentence escapes from Indigenous-run healing lodge
EDMONTON - A man serving nearly nine years for manslaughter and one other crime has escaped from an Indigenous-run healing lodge in Edmonton.Police say staff at the downtown Stan Daniels Healing Centr...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. trying to obstruct Trans Mountain pipeline with "Trojan Horse" legislation: Federal Government
The federal government says B-C is trying to obstruct the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with ``Trojan Horse'' legislation that the province is passing off as a benign environmental measure.Lawyer ...
Mar 21, 2019 Pipe welding on the pipeline construction
Escaped wallaby goes on walkabout in Dallas neighbourhood
DALLAS - A wallaby who apparently escaped his owners went on a walkabout in an east Dallas neighbourhood before being recaptured. Tim Tiernan said he and his wife were taking a morning walk Wednesday ...
Mar 21, 2019