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Harrison Ford knocks Trump, others who 'denigrate science'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Harrison Ford offered an emphatic plea on Tuesday for protecting the world's oceans, calling out President Donald Trump and others who "deny or denigrate science." The 76...
Feb 12, 2019
Nicki Minaj pulls out BET concert after network's tweet
LOS ANGELES - Nicki Minaj says she's cancelling her appearance at the BET Experience Concert after the network tweeted about her and fellow rapper Cardi B. Minaj said Monday on social media that she w...
Feb 12, 2019
Clock ticking as Air Force looks to stop hemorrhaging experienced pilots
OTTAWA - A shortage of experienced pilots is forcing the Royal Canadian Air Force to walk a delicate line between keeping enough seasoned aviators available to train new recruits and lead missions in ...
Feb 12, 2019
In Texas, Trump backs wall while O'Rourke rallies opponents
EL PASO, Texas - President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers' tentative deal that would give him far less tha...
Feb 12, 2019
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over im...
Feb 12, 2019
2 Parkland moms now divided over guns
PARKLAND, Fla. - It's an image that has become emblematic of the Parkland school massacre : two terrified moms outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, one of them a tall, weeping blonde with the black ...
Feb 12, 2019
Whitecaps sign Uruguayan striker Joaquin Ardaiz to year-long loan
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired striker Joaquin Ardaiz on a year-long loan from Swiss club FC Chiasso. Ardaiz is a 20-year-old from Uruguay and will take up a young designated p...
Feb 12, 2019
Edmonton quarterback Reilly expected to raise bar in CFL free agency
Mike Reilly has again risen the bar among CFL quarterbacks. Shortly after CFL free agency begins at noon ET on Tuesday, a league source said the Lions will announce they've signed Reilly, th...
Feb 12, 2019
More details expected on raids police link to money laundering network
MONTREAL - More details are expected today on multiple raids in Montreal and Toronto that police are linking to an extensive international money laundering network with ties to organized crime. T...
Feb 12, 2019
Smaller companies fear they'll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
OTTAWA - A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa's carbon tax worry they'll be unable to pass along the bulk of the e...
Feb 12, 2019