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Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a minimum security lockup. That's the first ...
Dec 16, 2019
Royalty, EU, US delegations attend Battle of Bulge ceremony
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Royalty, U.S. and European Union top officials are attending ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II - the Battle of the Bulge,...
Dec 16, 2019
Court to hear First Nations' challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 15, 2019
Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return
LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, N.L. - On a clear Friday morning in mid-November, the MV Hazel McIsaac is packed with a gaggle of chatting passengers. U-Hauls and pick-up trucks are parked on the ferry's bottom d...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau's fiscal update and pipeline court challenge; In The News for Dec. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 16. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Dec 16, 2019
Court to hear First Nations' challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 16, 2019
The Eyeglasses Project offers free eye care in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - It's been nine years since Tony Pruden had his eyes checked. For nearly a decade, the 54-year-old has been wearing a pair of glasses with progressive trifocal lenses that he won in a ...
Dec 16, 2019
Alberta, Ottawa head to province's Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute
EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would f...
Dec 16, 2019
North Korea says new tests will help it counter US threats
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said it successfully performed another "crucial test" at its long-range rocket launch site that will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent. The test - the se...
Dec 16, 2019
Pacioretty scores twice, Golden Knights top Canucks 6-3
LAS VEGAS - Max Pacioretty had two goals and two assists to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 Sunday night. Nick Holden, Valentin Zykov, Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone...
Dec 15, 2019