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Regulator's report unlikely to settle Trans Mountain pipeline expansion battle
CALGARY - An environmental group that tried to widen the scope of the National Energy Board's reconsideration of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says it fully expects the board to endorse the pr...
Feb 22, 2019
More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria - U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, an Iraqi security official said Thursday, marking the ...
Feb 22, 2019
Pope strives to fight cleric sex abuse with Vatican summit
VATICAN CITY - If Pope Francis needed a concrete example to justify summoning church leaders from around the globe to Rome for a tutorial on clergy sex abuse, Sister Bernardine Pemii has it. The nun, ...
Feb 22, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 22
Four stories in the news for Friday, Feb. 22 --- REPORT WON'T SETTLE TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE BATTLE An environmental group says it expects the National Energy Board to again approv...
Feb 22, 2019
Liberals defeat opposition call for public inquiry into SNC-Lavalin pressure
OTTAWA - The Liberals used their majority Wednesday to defeat an opposition motion calling for a public inquiry into allegations that the Prime Minister's Office pressured Jody Wilson-Raybou...
Feb 22, 2019
PM joins hundreds in Halifax square to remember 7 refugee children lost in fire
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the hundreds of people who gathered in Halifax's main square Wednesday night in support of a Syrian refugee family that lost seven children in a house...
Feb 22, 2019
Oakland teachers head into 2nd day of strike
OAKLAND, Calif. - Teachers in Oakland, California, headed into another day of strikes Friday after parents and students applauded their demands by keeping city classrooms empty. Oakland's 3,000 teache...
Feb 22, 2019
Deadly crackdown stokes fear among protesters in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - Jhonny Godoy had taken to Twitter to proclaim his opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, posting a video that showed him running through the streets waving the national flag as p...
Feb 22, 2019
Border wall, bullet train: California vs. Trump escalates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Disputes over President Donald Trump's border wall and California's bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation's most populous state. The Trump ...
Feb 22, 2019
Arizona Coyotes post 3-2 overtime win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Alex Galchenyuk scored 1:54 into overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Bo Horvat and Adam Gaudette ...
Feb 22, 2019
