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Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event
LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will make their final appearance as senior royals Monday when they appear with Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey. T...
Mar 9, 2020
6 Italian inmates die during protest over virus measures
ROME - Italian penitentiary police said Monday that six inmates protesting virus containment measures at a northern Italian lock-up have died after they broke into the infirmary and overdosed on metha...
Mar 9, 2020
'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90
COPENHAGEN - Max von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he play...
Mar 9, 2020
Senior adviser: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will try to unseat first-term Republican Sen. Steve Daines, a senior adviser said Monday, giving Democrats a boost in their effort to take control of the Sen...
Mar 9, 2020
Booker endorses Biden, says he'll 'restore honour' to office
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former Vice-President Joe Biden. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will "restore hon...
Mar 9, 2020
Liberals poised to legislate a ban on conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce a bill that would outlaw therapy intended to alter a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Minister David Lametti and...
Mar 9, 2020
Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in capital
CAIRO - Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said. Abdalla Hamdok's family confined he was safe following the...
Mar 9, 2020
Liberals poised to legislate a ban on conversion therapy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce a bill that would outlaw therapy intended to alter a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Minister David Lametti and...
Mar 9, 2020
Coronavirus-infected cruise ship carrying Canadians set to dock today
OTTAWA - A cruise ship that's been floating off the coast of California for days amid coronavirus concerns is set to dock in Oakland today, setting the stage for Ottawa to bring the 237 Cana...
Mar 9, 2020
'Wonderful little bird': Alberta man retrieves his first plane 48 years later
CREMONA, Alta. - Richard Reid never forgot his first love. Growing up on a farm near Cremona, Alta., about 80 kilometres northwest of Calgary, he was obsessed with airplanes as a kid and became&n...
Mar 9, 2020
