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EDC expresses regret for US$41M loan to back Bombardier sale to Zuma allies
OTTAWA - Canada's export credit agency says it regrets its 2015 decision to lend US$41 million to a South African company owned by members of a family facing corruption allegations related t...
Aug 16, 2019
Jimmy Kimmel named honourary mayor of Dildo, N.L., promises to visit community
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After weeks broadcasting his passion for Dildo, N.L., late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was named "honourary mayor" Thursday night and made a commitment to visit the commun...
Aug 16, 2019
Canadian woman 'shocked and distressed' after murder of fiance in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand say a Canadian woman is "shocked and distressed" after her Australian fiance was murdered in an apparently random attack. Insp. Graham Pitkethley says N...
Aug 16, 2019
Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advisory committee to help promote apprenticeships and skilled trades across Canada. Trudeau made the announcement toda...
Aug 16, 2019
Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace
OTTAWA - It would be a mistake to label pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as terrorists, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday as her government issued a pointed warn...
Aug 16, 2019
Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death
NEW YORK - Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half-hour as required, according ...
Aug 16, 2019
5 things you need to know: Friday, Aug.16
Here are the five things you need to know:RCMP incident involving firearm detours trafficRCMP responded to a report of a man with a firearm at a residence on Highway 97 near Christopher Drive. A part ...
Aug 16, 2019
Trump continues to weigh possible Blagojevich commutation
CHICAGO - President Donald Trump says he's still considering whether to sign commutation papers freeing former Illinois governor and one-time "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Blagojevich from fed...
Aug 16, 2019
NYPD: Objects found at subway station aren't explosives
NEW YORK - Two suspicious objects that prompted an evacuation of a major lower Manhattan subway station during the morning commute Friday are not explosives, police said. The bomb squad cleared the it...
Aug 16, 2019
As Turks flee oppression, Ottawa urged to speak out on human rights issues
OTTAWA - It's long past time for the federal government to publicly condemn human rights violations that have been going on in Turkey for years, an Ottawa-based human rights activist says. More t...
Aug 16, 2019