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'Strategic messaging': Russian fighters in Arctic spark debate on Canada's place
Recent Russian moves in the Arctic have renewed debate over that country's intentions and Canada's own status at the top of the world. The newspaper Izvestia reported late last month that Russia's mil...
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
'Boomerang' series updates story for millennial audiences
PASADENA, Calif. - A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, where TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. ___ 'BOOMERANG' IS BA...
Feb 12, 2019
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