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In the news today, May 7
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 7 --- UN REPORT HAS MESSAGE FOR CANADA: CO-AUTHOR A UN report that concludes a million species are threatened with extinction and that "fundamental,...
May 07, 2019
Inside the Met Gala: Feathers, bling and ideas about 'camp'
NEW YORK - The cocktail bar was shutting down, and guests were being encouraged to commence the elegant trek to dinner through the majestic halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But Joan Collins ha...
May 07, 2019
Exam question on climate change draws anger, memes from Quebec students
MONTREAL - Quebec high school students are criticizing a question on a government-administered French exam that asked them if society can adapt to the effects of cli...
May 07, 2019
MPs are no Einstein when it comes to misattributing famous quotes
OTTAWA - Canadian parliamentarians love to quote Albert Einstein's definition of insanity. No one more so than Liberal Sean Casey, who's cited the famous quotation purportedly from the accla...
May 07, 2019
Canada welcomes any U.S. help on dispute with China, says rural minister
OTTAWA - A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the federal government would welcome any help the United States could offer in helping Canada in its ongoing dispute with China. Rural Economic Development...
May 07, 2019
Hearings begin today on Quebec's secularism bill as cracks appear in Liberal caucus
Renowned philosopher Charles Taylor will be among the first to speak during legislative hearings into Quebec's secularism bill that begin today in Quebec City. The Coalition Avenir Quebec governm...
May 07, 2019
China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks
BEIJING - China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing's t...
May 07, 2019
Landeskog scores OT winner, Avs force Game 7 with Sharks
DENVER - Captain Gabriel Landeskog scored 2:32 into overtime after Colorado squandered a late lead in regulation and the Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to force a decisive Game...
May 06, 2019
Hertl scores 2 to lead Sharks past Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5
SAN JOSE, Calif. - As loud as the Shark Tank got following Tomas Hertl's two goals, the roar was even more deafening when injured captain Joe Pavelski emerged from the tunnel to wave a towel for the f...
May 06, 2019
Harden scores 38 as Rockets even series with Warriors
HOUSTON - James Harden scored 38 points and the Houston Rockets held on for a 112-108 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night to even their Western Conference semifinals series at 2-2. The ...
May 06, 2019
