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Royal courtiers chart path for Prince Harry's independence
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, or...
Jan 10, 2020
Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?
LONDON - As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will "work to become financially independent" - a move t...
Jan 10, 2020
Support for Trump in Canada modest but growing, global survey suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadian attitudes towards President Donald Trump and his controversial approach to international relations appeared to soften slightly in the weeks after U.S. tariffs on steel and alumin...
Jan 10, 2020
Teen dead, three injured in shooting in central Ottawa: police
Ottawa police say an 18-year-old was killed and three other young people seriously injured in a shooting in downtown Ottawa Wednesday morning, in an apartment rented out through Airbnb....
Jan 10, 2020
West Flat playground to be replaced
A West Flat park is getting a $100,000 upgrade. The city has decided to replace the small play structure at Lions Park off 13th Street West with a much larger modern one. Tenders for the design, suppl...
Jan 10, 2020 This structure, installed in 2008, is set to be removed and replaced with a much larger modern playground at Lions Park near the Bernice Sayese Centre. (Council Agenda/City of P.A.)
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 10, 2020
US adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors. The Labor Department said Friday...
Jan 10, 2020
MacDill AFB put on lockdown after report of armed suspect
TAMPA, Fla. - MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base. Base officials were assisting local law enforcem...
Jan 10, 2020
The latest on the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people
The latest on the Ukrainian plane crash that killed 176 people, including at least 63 Canadians, in Iran: All times Eastern. 8:15 p A family member says Firouzeh Madani and Naser Pourshaban, a No...
Jan 10, 2020
NewsAlert: Outspoken
former federal politician John Crosbie dead at 88
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - John Crosbie, a former federal cabinet minister and lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador who was known as much for his sharp wit as for his politics, has died ...
Jan 10, 2020
