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Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage
NEW DELHI - Police detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities Thursday as they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a n...
Dec 19, 2019
Just 7 Democrats on stage for the latest presidential debate
LOS ANGELES - A winnowed field of Democratic presidential contenders takes the debate stage for a sixth and final time in 2019, as candidates seek to convince anxious voters that they are the party's ...
Dec 19, 2019
'Looking back, I can say I tried' Trauma and healing 10 years after Afghan blast
The shock waves of the flesh-ripping, metal-twisting blast that devastated so many Canadian lives on a quiet, rural road in southern Afghanistan 10 years ago still ripple with a force that's palp...
Dec 19, 2019
Supreme Court ruling means children of Russian spies are Canadian citizens
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided the Toronto-born sons of Russian spies are actually Canadian citizens. The high court decision today upholds a Federal Court of Appeal ruling...
Dec 19, 2019
Court sides with Bell, NFL in Super Bowl commercials case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has overturned a decision that allowed viewers to see keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl broadcast. Bell Canada's media division&nb...
Dec 19, 2019
Climate change chosen as Canadian Press News Story of the Year for 2019
OTTAWA - In late September, hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets across the country to demand more from their governments on climate change. It was one of the largest mass prote...
Dec 19, 2019
US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...
Dec 19, 2019
Ex-'60 Minutes' reporter sues New York magazine over article
AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...
Dec 19, 2019
Three former St. Michael's students to be sentenced in sex assault case
TORONTO - Three former students of an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto are expected to be sentenced today for their roles in an assault and two sexual assaults on campus. Court has heard that the t...
Dec 19, 2019
Supreme Court to rule on Super Bowl TV ads, spies in setting review principles
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to set down legal principles today that help settle disparate feuds over Super Bowl TV commercials and whether the sons of Russian spies...
Dec 19, 2019