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May delay: UK PM asks lawmakers for more time on Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May urged restive lawmakers Tuesday to hold their nerve and give her more time to rework a divorce agreement with the European Union, heightening concerns that ...
Feb 12, 2019
Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests
MADRID - A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called in ...
Feb 12, 2019
Govt-sponsored Syrian refugees younger, less educated than privately sponsored
OTTAWA - A snapshot of the first large group of Syrian refugees arriving in Canada finds those the government sponsored are less educated, less likely to speak English or French and had more...
Feb 12, 2019
NewsAlert: Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from cabinet
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is quitting the federal cabinet. The news came out during a cabinet meeting this morning days after allegations surfaced that the Prim...
Feb 12, 2019
Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo joins Montreal Impact for 2019 season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have acquired Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909 for the 2019 season. The 21-year-old has played the last three seasons in Italy, s...
Feb 12, 2019
Cardi B deactivates Instagram account after Grammy criticism
NEW YORK - Cardi B has deactivated her Instagram account following social media criticism of her winning a Grammy for best rap album. Some people said the 26-year-old rapper didn't deserve the Grammy ...
Feb 12, 2019
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Milwaukee officer
MILWAUKEE - A man who was charged Sunday with killing a Milwaukee officer during a drug raid on his home told investigators that he didn't realize it was police trying to break down his door, authorit...
Feb 12, 2019
Shoes pulled from Katy Perry line after blackface criticism
LOS ANGELES - Katy Perry's fashion line has pulled two types of shoes after some people compared them to blackface. The Ora Face Block Heel and Rue Face Slip-On Loafers were released last summer in ni...
Feb 12, 2019
Scheer demands PM let Wilson-Raybould talk about SNC-Lavalin discussions
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has written directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to waive solicitor-client privilege so former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould can publ...
Feb 12, 2019
Budget watchdog says federal deficit this year to be $16.1 billion
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog is projecting the federal deficit this fiscal year will come in $2.1 billion lower than the Liberals have predicted. Yves Giroux's office chalks up...
Feb 12, 2019
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