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Trump calls on Federal Reserve to cut interest rates
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by at least a full percentage point "over a fairly short period of time," saying that such an action would m...
Aug 19, 2019

NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner
NEW YORK - After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of the black man whose dying cries of "I...
Aug 19, 2019

Elections Canada to assess 'partisan' climate change rhetoric case by case
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says it will decide on a case-by-case basis whether discussing the legitimacy of climate change becomes a partisan issue for third parties during the federal campai...
Aug 19, 2019

US prisons chief removed after Epstein's death
WASHINGTON - The acting director of the federal Bureau of Prisons has been removed from his position more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while in federal cus...
Aug 19, 2019

VAR denies Man City again in latest wild match with Spurs
Four months later, Manchester City was denied another crucial late goal against Tottenham by an intervention from the video assistant referee. Gabriel Jesus thought he scored the winner in the second ...
Aug 19, 2019

The Rock announces wedding on Instagram
NEW YORK - With a simple "We do," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram. A photo of the movie star and Lauren Hashian was posted on the social media s...
Aug 19, 2019

Canadian woman focusing on memories shared with slain fiance: New Zealand police
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand say a grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random atta...
Aug 19, 2019

Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured during emotional dedication ceremony
OTTAWA - Emotions ran free in Ottawa Saturday as the more than 150 Canadians killed in Afghanistan were honoured during a sombre ceremony attended by hundreds of family members, many of whom continue ...
Aug 19, 2019

Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau's actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner's stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to alig...
Aug 19, 2019

Oakland Raiders' Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
Luke Willson figures he'll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday's NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. "I think I'm going to have the easiest t...
Aug 19, 2019