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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 presidential bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday after struggling to gain traction in a sprawling field of candidates. Announcing his dec...
Sep 22, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Saint-Leonard—Saint-Michel
Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel This Liberal stronghold located within Montreal's historic Italian community wasn't supposed to be a riding to watch. Since its creation in 1988, the riding has only been re...
Sep 22, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Outremont
Outremont Tom Mulcair became the NDP's only Quebec MP when he won this Montreal riding in a 2007 byelection, the second person in party history to win a seat in the province. The victory was also...
Sep 22, 2019
Albania inspects quake damages, sees over 100 aftershocks
POGRADEC, Albania - Many Albanians in the capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back home after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Autho...
Sep 22, 2019
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set fires
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized a subway station and set a fire across a wide street on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again. ...
Sep 22, 2019
Israeli president begins talks to form new government
JERUSALEM - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began two days of crucial talks Sunday with party leaders before selecting his candidate for prime minister, after a deadlocked repeat election was set to m...
Sep 22, 2019
Bus crash kills 25 in northwest Pakistan, after brakes fail
ISLAMABAD - A bus crash on a mountainous road in northwest Pakistan Sunday killed 25 passengers and injured 20 others, police said. Abdul Wakil, a local police officer, said the accident happened in t...
Sep 22, 2019
Jagmeet Singh and the NDP face daunting odds in bid for Quebec voters
MONTREAL - Jagmeet Singh likes to point out that he's a fighter. In an ad aired only in Quebec, the NDP leader can be seen wrapping his turban and then his hands before punchi...
Sep 22, 2019
Untested legal options could give feds ways to intervene on Bill 21
OTTAWA - National party leaders' reluctance to intervene in a court challenge to Quebec's controversial Bill 21 may have left the erroneous impression that there's nothing the federal g...
Sep 22, 2019
Harry and Meghan make 1st official tour as family in Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are set to take their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president...
Sep 22, 2019