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CFL stadium group submits revised plan to Halifax Regional Council
HALIFAX - The business group that wants to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential CFL franchise in Halifax has updated its proposal after the idea was nearly quashed by regional council last mont...
Nov 15, 2019
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
VENICE, Italy - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of e...
Nov 15, 2019
Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. It is the latest salvo in the White Ho...
Nov 15, 2019
'Sad day' or 'scam'? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "show trial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Hou...
Nov 15, 2019
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth
MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...
Nov 15, 2019
Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs
WASHINGTON - On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political "inves...
Nov 15, 2019
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth
MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...
Nov 15, 2019
Chileans agree to replace dictatorship-era constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's most important political parties have agreed to call for a new constitution to replace one impose by a military dictatorship almost 40 years ago. It's a move that follows a m...
Nov 15, 2019
Spanish league loses court battle, won’t play match in US
MADRID - The Spanish league lost another battle against the Spanish soccer federation on Friday and won't be allowed to take a regular-season match to the United States, at least not for now. The game...
Nov 15, 2019
Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival
Plcido Domingo is scheduled to sing two concert performances in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)" next summer as part of the 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival, which features 221 p...
Nov 15, 2019