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Yang, who created buzz with freedom dividend, ends 2020 bid
Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his presidential campaign by talking about his love of math and championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,...
Feb 13, 2020
Passengers finally begin leaving cruise ship in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked Friday and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation's authoritarian ...
Feb 13, 2020
Bail denied for accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder
A man charged in connection to a homicide on the Thunderchild First Nation in 2018 will remain in custody after being denied bail.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, is charged with second-degree murder in the d...
Feb 13, 2020 Ivor Antoine Wapass remains in custody while facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
A timeline on rail disruptions by anti-pipeline protesters across Canada
RCMP began enforcing an injunction last week that prevents interference with construction of a $6.6-billion natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia. Here is a timeline of rail disruptions by...
Feb 13, 2020
Comedian launches bid to become leader of Quebec's struggling Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL - A well-known comedian launched his campaign for the leadership of the Parti Quebecois on Thursday by joking that he has been called a "clown in a party of clowns." Guy Nantel is w...
Feb 13, 2020
Travel restrictions during outbreak needless and illegal, global law experts say
OTTAWA - Global health law experts say dozens of countries - including the United States and Australia - are breaking international law by imposing travel restrictions during the n...
Feb 13, 2020
Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations aga...
Feb 13, 2020
Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again - this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every ...
Feb 13, 2020
Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird decides to stay out of leadership race
OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he's not running to lead the federal Conservative party. "I sincerely appreciate all the emails, phone calls and offers of time and e...
Feb 13, 2020
Smollett case could jeopardize career of top prosecutor
CHICAGO - The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could jeopardize the career of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job. The indictment drew a ...
Feb 13, 2020