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Eilish leads iHeartRadio Music Awards with 7 nominations
LOS ANGELES - Billie Eilish came away with the most nominations for the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards. iHeartMedia announced Wednesday that Eilish received seven nominations. The singer will compe...
Jan 08, 2020

NewsAlert:One dead, three injured in shooting in central Ottawa: Police
Ottawa police say one person was killed and three seriously injured in a shooting in a central part of the city. Acting Insp. Francois D'Aoust says police believe the shooting was targeted a...
Jan 08, 2020

Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga
DETROIT - Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the ban...
Jan 08, 2020

Safety board has options for investigation of runway overshoot in Halifax
HALIFAX - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are trying to determine why a passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield In...
Jan 08, 2020

The latest on the Ukranian plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people
The latest on the Ukranian plane crash that killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians, in Iran: 8 a.m. Ukranian International Airlines has released a list of the passengers on a plane that...
Jan 08, 2020

Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's government said Monday it was willing to pay "whatever it takes" to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott M...
Jan 08, 2020

Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking
BAGHDAD - A push led by pro-Iran factions to oust U.S. troops from Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general is gaining momentum, bolstered by a Parliament vote calling on th...
Jan 08, 2020

63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says
SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran - Dozens of Canadians were among the 176 people killed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs s...
Jan 08, 2020

Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspi...
Jan 08, 2020

Family's fortress no match for rapacious Australian fires
BALMORAL, Australia - With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the door. Inside was ...
Jan 08, 2020