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Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a "secret arms depot" in a residential neighbourhood of Beirut, warning it...
Sep 29, 2020

Lawyer for Flynn says she updated Trump on status of case
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn told a judge Tuesday that she recently updated President Donald Trump on the case and asked him not to iss...
Sep 29, 2020

Fredericton city councillors divided after poet laureate reads abortion poem
Fredericton city council is considering ending the custom of opening public meetings with a poem after the city's poet laureate read lyrical verses about abortion during a meeting Monday night. ...
Sep 29, 2020

Liberals revive efforts to make Sept. 30 holiday for Indigenous reconciliation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving its effort to create a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault...
Sep 29, 2020

Canada's top coaches connect to navigate relationships with athletes
Maelle Ricker's relationships with her coaches were pivotal in getting her to the top of the snowboard podium at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal at...
Sep 29, 2020

Letter sent by new Tory leader Erin O'Toole mirrors text on rival MacKay's website
OTTAWA - A fundraising letter sent by new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to party members contains passages identical to sections of his rival Peter MacKay's campaign website. The missive to members...
Sep 29, 2020

Province records seven new COVID-19 cases, 18 recoveries
The province has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19.The new cases are located in the Central East (one) and Regina (six) zones. The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,899.Of the total cases,...
Sep 29, 2020

Giant pumpkins smash Utah state record at weigh-off in Lehi
LEHI, Utah - The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers group has recorded eight pumpkins from the state this year that weighed more than 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), setting a state record. The first-place pump...
Sep 29, 2020

Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020

Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020