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Trump: Van Drew, who voted against impeachment, joining GOP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is becoming a Republican. "Jeff will...
Dec 19, 2019
'Greatest existential threat of our time:' Ottawa makes carbon tax case in court
EDMONTON - The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday. "The context of this case is the greate...
Dec 19, 2019
RCMP secrets case 'dragging on,' disappointed defence lawyer says
OTTAWA - The lawyer for an RCMP intelligence official accused of violating secrecy laws expressed concern in court Tuesday about the pace of the legal proceedings. Ian Carter, who represents the RCMP'...
Dec 19, 2019
Major League Soccer releases full schedule for 25th anniversary season
Toronto FC will have to wait until July 18 to have another crack at the MLS champion Seattle Sounders. Vancouver misses out on facing Inter Miami CF while Montreal will have to wait a year to play Nas...
Dec 19, 2019
No bond for ex-Mexico security official charged with bribery
DALLAS - A judge in Texas ordered Mexico's former top security official to remain held without bond Tuesday as he awaits trial for allegedly accepting a fortune in drug-money bribes for letting the no...
Dec 19, 2019
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors
NEW YORK - How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout star of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," it started in drama school. It swelled with the discovery of August W...
Dec 19, 2019
Mayor signs deed for Quebec City's first Muslim cemetery, set to open in spring
Quebec City's mayor has signed a deed of sale for a parcel of land that will soon become the region's first Muslim cemetery. Mayor Regis Labeaume had promised the land to the city's Muslim c...
Dec 19, 2019
Parliament's budget watchdog raises flags over Liberals' fiscal wiggle room
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the government's updated fiscal outlook raises questions about whether the Liberals can keep their pledge to manage the national debt - or delive...
Dec 19, 2019
US probes 4 automakers in new Takata air bag recall
DETROIT - The U.S. government's highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet t...
Dec 19, 2019
Canada looking at military engineers, on-the-ground training for peacekeeping
OTTAWA - Canada is exploring the possible deployment of military engineers as the newly re-elected Liberal government takes a fresh look at ways to step up its support for United Nations peacekeeping,...
Dec 19, 2019