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Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
LIMA, Peru - A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing no reported death...
May 26, 2019
UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable Mexican migrants from Central America
OTTAWA - The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico's refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexic...
May 26, 2019
US orders for long-lasting goods fall 2.1% in April
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for large manufactured goods fell sharply last month, pulled down by lower demand for commercial aircraft and cars, while businesses also pulled back on investmen...
May 26, 2019
Proctor back chasing running records after cross-Canada speed attempt
CALGARY - Dave Proctor's attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner's comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running ben...
May 26, 2019
NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what Pyongyang described as unila...
May 26, 2019
Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with a court decision Friday that concluded it can't restrict oil shipments through...
May 26, 2019
Study shows economic benefits of patient approach to northern cod recovery
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A slow and steady approach to rebuilding the northern cod stock could see employment in the crucial fishery skyrocket in just over a decade, according to a new study. The repor...
May 26, 2019
Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with a court decision Friday that concluded it can't restrict oil shipments through...
May 26, 2019
'Her life mattered:' High court orders new trial in death of Indigenous woman
The country's highest court has ruled an Ontario truck driver should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of an Indigenous woman who bled to death in an Edmonto...
May 26, 2019
Official: Likely tornado destroys motel in Oklahoma
EL RENO, Okla. - The National Weather Service says a likely tornado has destroyed a motel and caused other damage in the Oklahoma City area. Meteorologist Rick Smith in Norman says the suspected twist...
May 25, 2019