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US: Iran may have killed more than 1,000 in recent protests
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday accused Iranian security forces of killing more than 1,000 people in crackdowns against recent protests that have swept the country. That figure is si...
Dec 05, 2019
Tufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContin
BOSTON - Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations ami...
Dec 05, 2019
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard gets wild-card spot in Auckland main draw
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of next month's season-opening ASB Classic. The former world No. 5 from Westmount, Q...
Dec 05, 2019
Trump takes bold stance at NATO as impeachment boils at home
LONDON - Thumping his chest on the world stage as he faces an impeachment inquiry at home, President Donald Trump claimed credit Tuesday for transforming NATO as the military alliance marks its 70th a...
Dec 05, 2019
RCMP warn Surrey budget will hurt services, health of officers
SURREY, B.C. - The assistant commissioner of the RCMP in Surrey, B.C, is warning that the city's 2020 budget will hurt services as well as the health of its members and support sta...
Dec 05, 2019
National focus needed on suicide crisis among Indigenous youth: AFN
OTTAWA - The federal government will support the creation of a national suicide-prevention strategy for young people, with a suicide crisis gripping a First Nation in northern Saskatche...
Dec 05, 2019
Alberta loses beer battle in Appeal Court, but won't have to repay brewers
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed the province's appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program meant to promote local craft beers. But the Court of Appeal tossed out part of an earlier judgm...
Dec 05, 2019
Liberal MP Anthony Rota upsets Regan to become Speaker in minority Parliament
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Anthony Rota has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons. Rota, who represents the northern Ontario riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming, beat out fellow Liberal Geoff Regan, who h...
Dec 05, 2019
Old-age benefits have dramatic effect on poverty for immigrants, study says
OTTAWA - Recent immigrants who are seniors when they arrive in this country are far less likely to live in poverty if they have access to federal old-age benefits, Statistics Canada says in a new...
Dec 05, 2019
Impact to open season against Revs, Toronto FC faces San Jose and 'Caps play SKC
Thierry Henry will make his MLS managerial debut with the Montreal Impact on Feb. 29 at Olympic Stadium against the New England Revolution. It marks the first time Montreal opens the MLS season a...
Dec 05, 2019