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Leaders of Russia, Ukraine to meet to discuss conflict
PARIS - The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Paris on Dec. 9 to try to seek a settlement for the five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed 13,000 people. French ...
Nov 15, 2019
US retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in October
WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their shopping last month, spending more online and buying more cars, evidence that consumers can still drive the economy's growth. Still, the details of the report w...
Nov 15, 2019
N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir
SANTA FE, N.M. - Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel "House Made of Dawn," said he's not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated m...
Nov 15, 2019
Tolko Industries curtails all B.C. operations during two-week holiday break
VERNON, B.C. - British Columbia wood products company Tolko Industries says continuing low lumber prices and high log costs have forced it to schedule a two-week shutdown affecting all its B.C. operat...
Nov 15, 2019
Don't count on me to support western demands: Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received support in his quest for national unity from an unlikely ally Wednesday when Yves-Francois Blanchet, the leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, s...
Nov 15, 2019
No new rules needed to ensure timely youth justice, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says there is no need for new rules to ensure timely justice when young people are charged with crimes. The 5-4 decision came today as the high court dismissed the...
Nov 15, 2019
Swift questions AMAs performance over fight with music group
LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcoming Netflix documentary on hold because the men wh...
Nov 15, 2019
Family of 2-year-old killed by falling AC unit hires lawyer to investigate
TORONTO - The family of a two-year-old girl who was killed by a falling air conditioner say they're "struggling to cope" with the loss, and have retained a lawyer to figure out exactly ...
Nov 15, 2019
At least 12 killed in Slovakia bus crash including children
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 17 more, officials said. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bu...
Nov 15, 2019
Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs ...
Nov 15, 2019