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Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, experts say
OTTAWA - A Vancouver environmental law firm says Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippi...
Apr 17, 2019
Kenney's premiership poses challenges, opportunity for Trudeau, Scheer
OTTAWA - Attention is now turning to how Jason Kenney's win in Alberta could impact the fall federal election. Political observers say Kenney, an outspoken and articulate former Stephen Harper cabinet...
Apr 17, 2019
Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death
DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he was shot with a Tas...
Apr 17, 2019
Premier expected to call Newfoundland and Labrador election tonight
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is meeting with the province's lieutenant-governor, and is expected to announce tonight that an early election will be held in mid-May....
Apr 17, 2019
Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans' interest in birds
NEW YORK - Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who've never laid eyes them. The ruffed grouse or purple marti...
Apr 17, 2019
Stars aim to take stranglehold on Finals series with Game 4 win
Coming off a 4-2 victory in Game 3 Tuesday, the Battlefords North Stars return to action tonight at Northern Lights Palace for the fourth installment of their Canalta Cup Final series with the Melfort...
Apr 17, 2019 North Stars’ veteran, Braydon Buziak, pictured here opposite Mustangs’ winger, Kyle Schneider, has been an offensive catalyst for his team all post-season, scoring the game winner in Tuesday night’s 4-2 victory over the Mustangs at Northern Lights Palace. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Supreme Court of Canada's Clement Gascon stepping down for family reasons
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon is retiring in September after five years on the high court. Gascon, 58, is stepping down for personal and family reasons, the court announced M...
Apr 17, 2019
Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill
MONTREAL - In a rare display of unity, Montreal city council unanimously passed a motion against Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Monday. Mayor Valerie Plante and opposition leader Lionel Perez pr...
Apr 17, 2019
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 17, 2019
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
ABIDJIAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has privatel...
Apr 17, 2019