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Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attack
WARSAW, Poland - A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in term...
Aug 23, 2019
Jury backs Nicholas Sparks in lawsuit by former school head
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal jury sided Wednesday with novelist Nicholas Sparks and the private Christian school he founded in his North Carolina hometown, dismissing claims by the school's former headma...
Aug 23, 2019
Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79
WASHINGTON - David H. Koch, executive vice-president of Koch Industries Inc. and a long-time philanthropist, has died at age 79. His older brother, Charles, announced the death on Friday, saying, "It ...
Aug 23, 2019
China says British consulate staffer detained 15 days
HONG KONG - China said Wednesday a staffer at the British consulate in Hong Kong has been given 15 days of administrative detention in the city of Shenzhen for violating regulations on public order. T...
Aug 23, 2019
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president sent a bill to parliament Wednesday that would cut four zeroes from the value of the Islamic Republic's sanctions-battered currency, the rial, as tensions remain high b...
Aug 23, 2019
'What our ancestors meant:' Canada, First Nations create new park reserve
LUTSEL K'E, N.W.T. - A deal on a vast new national park reserve in the North is being called a model for future relationships between First Nations and Canada. "This is what our ancestors meant w...
Aug 23, 2019
In the news today, Aug. 21
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 21 --- ETHICS REPORT NOT HURTING LIBERALS: POLL A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of ...
Aug 23, 2019
In the news today, Aug. 23
Four stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 23 --- GRITS DIG UP VIDEO OF SCHEER SPEAKING AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Liberals went trolling Thursday for young, progressive-minded voter...
Aug 23, 2019
Liberals unhurt, Tories not helped by scathing SNC-Lavalin report: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn't so far hurt the Liberals' chances of re-election this fall - and...
Aug 23, 2019
Huawei executive's defence team alleges Canadians were 'agents' of the FBI
VANCOUVER - A defence team for a Chinese telecom executive is alleging Canadian officials acted as "agents" of American law enforcement while she was detained at Vancouver's airport for thre...
Aug 23, 2019
