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A list of actions being taken on climate change around the world
VANCOUVER - Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government over climate change. It's not the first climate change litigation. Here are five other cases: 1) An environmental group i...
Oct 25, 2019
Youths file lawsuit with Federal Court calling Ottawa to develop climate plan
VANCOUVER - A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has suffered the debilitating consequences of Lyme disease because climate change has expanded the habitat of disease...
Oct 25, 2019
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the pla...
Oct 25, 2019
Massive American Dream mall to open but will shoppers come?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - More than two decades ago when a mega entertainment and shopping complex was being conceived on a vast swath of swamp land in New Jersey, the iPhone didn't exist, Amazon was on...
Oct 25, 2019
Toronto backup quarterbacks to get a shot in home finale against Redblacks
TORONTO - With little to play for in a season the Toronto Argonauts would like to forget, coach Corey Chamblin will give his backups an opportunity Saturday afternoon against Ottawa. Qu...
Oct 25, 2019
Leicester ties biggest EPL win with 9-0 rout of Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Leicester scored five first-half goals and another four after the break to destroy 10-man Southampton 9-0 on Friday and tie the biggest win in Premier League history. Manchester...
Oct 25, 2019
Battleford man wins $2 million
Harvey Plum literally pinched himself after he learned he was now a multi-millionaire.Plum won $2 million on the Western 649 jackpot Sunday morning."I looked up the numbers on my phone, and I saw that...
Oct 25, 2019 Harvey Plum literally pinched himself after he learned he was now a multi-millionaire. (supplied/Saskatchewan Lotteries)
Rose McGowan sues alleging intimidation by Weinstein, others
LOS ANGELES - Actress Rose McGowan filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before ...
Oct 25, 2019
Harris returns under centre for Eskimos looking to regain early season form
EDMONTON - After spending four games holding a clipboard and pacing the sidelines, Trevor Harris will be back where he's far more comfortable on Saturday - in the middle of the action when the Ed...
Oct 25, 2019
May sees room for consensus on climate action, pharmacare in new Parliament
OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May hopes to use whatever influence her three-member caucus has to ensure bolder climate action, a pharmacare plan and a promise of lower cellphone rates make thei...
Oct 25, 2019