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Prince Harry, Meghan to give up 'royal highness' titles
caLONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds after a deal was struck for them to step aside as senior roy...
Jan 18, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
More than 16,000 people nabbed by RCMP between border crossings in 2019
OTTAWA - The number of people intercepted by the RCMP as they crossed into Canada between official border points fell in 2019, newly released federal figures show, but overall, the number of asylum cl...
Jan 18, 2020
Newfoundland reeling in wake of monster blizzard that buried St. John's
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Environment Canada has ended a blizzard warning for the St. John's, N.L., area this morning but a state of emergency and storm surge warning remain in effect following a m...
Jan 18, 2020
FBI arrest former Canadian reservist, suspected neo-Nazi, in United States
OTTAWA - A former Canadian Forces engineer who disappeared after he was accused of being a neo-Nazi has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on firearms charges and appeared in a Unite...
Jan 18, 2020
U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. Senate finally passed North America's long-delayed new free trade pact Thursday, its final piece of legislative business before it transforms into a high...
Jan 18, 2020
Humphries of US atop World Cup women's bobsled standings
IGLS, Austria - Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. extended her lead atop the women's bobsled World Cup standings Saturday, teaming with Sylvia Hoffman to pick up a bronze medal at this weekend's stop at h...
Jan 18, 2020
As past Tory party players step up, Harper appears to step to the side
OTTAWA - As the federal Conservative leadership race begins drawing party grandees into potential candidates' camps, former prime minister Stephen Harper appears to be taking a step to the side. ...
Jan 18, 2020
Sen. Mike Duffy appeals ruling blocking him from suing Senate over suspension
TORONTO - The Senate forfeited any claim to immunity from lawsuits over its suspension of Mike Duffy, because its actions were politically motivated and unlawful, the senator's lawyer argued on T...
Jan 18, 2020
Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON - The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the centre of President Donald Trump's impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursda...
Jan 18, 2020
Quebec provincial police open homicide probe into killing of Mascouche mother
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a young mother was the victim of a homicide in a suburban home Thursday north of Montreal. The victim was identified by police as Jael Cantin, 33, of Mascouche,...
Jan 18, 2020