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Top Liberals to face renewed grilling on SNC-Lavalin as questions linger
OTTAWA - The federal attorney general is set to face a fresh round of questions about the simmering political controversy over engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. David Lametti, who assumed the cabinet...
Feb 11, 2019
Christian Bale says he felt like 'bullfrog' in Cheney role
BERLIN - Christian Bale says transforming himself into former Vice-President Dick Cheney made him feel "like a bullfrog." Bale has been nominated for a best actor Oscar for his part in "Vice," which a...
Feb 11, 2019
UK's May seeks compromise with Labour in EU divorce deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May sought a compromise Monday with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in hopes of securing his backing for a divorce deal with the European Union. The political m...
Feb 11, 2019
Canada's Olympic hockey team of non-NHLers reflect on experience a year later
Sean Burke still can't bring himself to watch the game. Once was enough. The general manager of Canada's men's hockey team at the Pyeongchang Olympics has no interest in reliving&n...
Feb 11, 2019
Cavs sign well-travelled Stauskas for rest of season
CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers have signed well-travelled guard Nik Stauskas, who was traded three times and released last week, for the rest of the season. The native of Mississauga, Ont., was briefly wit...
Feb 11, 2019
'They do not act:' Another lawsuit seeks to force federal species protection
The federal government is facing more legal problems over an alleged and ongoing failure to enforce its own environmental laws. "This is a chronic problem with both Environment Canada and (Fisheries a...
Feb 11, 2019
Lawyers seek to keep woman who urged suicide out of jail
TAUNTON, Mass. - Attorneys for a woman who encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself are seeking an order that she stay out of jail while they appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Carter is sched...
Feb 11, 2019
'I can't bring Alyssa back': Grieving Parkland mom fights on
PARKLAND, Fla. - Every morning, Lori Alhadeff makes breakfast for her two boys, gets dressed and sprays on her daughter's Victoria's Secret perfume. The scent is part of her armour, propelling her thr...
Feb 11, 2019
More storms in store for snow-socked Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE - Pacific Northwest residents, more accustomed to rain than snow, found themselves digging out yet again as a fresh round of storms moved over the area, with an additional punch to come early ...
Feb 11, 2019
Fierce fighting near last IS foothold in eastern Syria
BEIRUT - Fierce fighting was underway Monday between U.S.-backed Syrian forces and the Islamic State group around the extremists' last foothold in eastern Syria, with the besieged militants fighting b...
Feb 11, 2019