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Wonder Woman to the rescue: Gal Gadot takes on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has come to the rescue of a fellow Israeli celebrity in a spat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gadot, who typically shies away from politics, is rallyin...
Mar 11, 2019
NewsAlert: UNHCR says employee died in Ethiopia crash
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says one of its Canadian-born employees was among the victims of the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane. The UNHCR has identified the...
Mar 11, 2019
NewsAlert: UNHCR says employee died in Ethiopia crash
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says one of its Canadian-born employees was among the victims of the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane. The UNHCR has identified the...
Mar 11, 2019
Time on his hands: John Scott changes the time on Toronto's clock towers
Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master - I've been called a lot of titles," says the 61-year-o...
Mar 11, 2019
UK official says EU playing games over Brexit
LONDON - With tensions escalating, Britain's House of Commons leader said Saturday that European Union officials need to take seriously British proposals for ending the Brexit impasse before a crucial...
Mar 11, 2019
AP source: Trump to seek money for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being...
Mar 11, 2019
Calgary judge to deliver verdict in case of Stampeder player killed at nightclub
CALGARY - A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today in the trial of a man accused of killing a football player with the Calgary Stampeders. Nelson Lugela, who is 21, is charged with second-d...
Mar 11, 2019
In the news today, March 11
Five stories in the news for Monday, March 11 --- CANADIANS MOURN PLANE CRASH VICTIMS A mother and daughter from Edmonton, a renowned Carleton University professor and an accountant with the City...
Mar 11, 2019
Iraqi TV: Iran's president arrives in Baghdad on 3-day visit
BAGHDAD - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi state television said, making his first official visit to the nation that Tehran once fought a bloody war against and lat...
Mar 11, 2019
Support for climate change action could wane if no help for coal workers: report
OTTAWA - The federal government has to prepare communities that are economically dependent on coal for a future when their products aren't needed if it wants to maintain public support for climate-cha...
Mar 11, 2019