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Supreme Court won't hear appeal from former Nazi death squad member
Jewish groups across the country hailed the Supreme Court's decision not to allow an elderly man who lied about his time working for a Nazi death squad to continue his fight to retain Canadian&nb...
Dec 07, 2019
'Kids will fall through the cracks:' Advocates critical of child-welfare changes
WINNIPEG - Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for or details about extensive child-welfare changes coming next month and they su...
Dec 07, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Friday...WHLKamloops 5, Brandon 4Edmonton 4, Calgary 2Medicine Hat 4, Lethbridge 3 (SO)Red Deer 7, Moose Jaw 3Kelowna 2, Prince Albert 1Everett 5, Swift Current 1Spokane 2, V...
Dec 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff).
November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV
NEW YORK - NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television - at least for now. The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a per...
Dec 07, 2019
New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
NEW ORLEANS - The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarter is about to play host to a different kind of sor...
Dec 07, 2019
Vaping backlash: Nova Scotia bans flavoured e-cigarettes, Ontario mulls the same
HALIFAX - A nationwide clamp down on vaping continued Thursday as Nova Scotia announced a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, while Ontario hinted that it may soon do the same. Nova Scotia Health Mini...
Dec 07, 2019
US trade gap narrows as imports fall amid China conflict
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...
Dec 07, 2019
Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
WASHINGTON - House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he "leaves us no choice" but to a...
Dec 07, 2019
Iran: Held US grad student to be exchanged for scientist
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister said Saturday a detained Princeton graduate student will be exchanged for an Iranian scientist held by the U.S., marking a potential breakthrough between Tehran ...
Dec 07, 2019
Planes and puppies; Test your fluffy knowledge with In-The-News for Dec. 5
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 5. What we are watching in...
Dec 07, 2019
