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Trump to call for unity, face skepticism in State of Union
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Donald Trump will call for optimism and unity in his State of the Union address, using the moment to attempt a reset after two years of bitter partisanship ...
Feb 05, 2019
AP source: Trump to tap critic of agency to lead World Bank
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to nominate David Malpass, a Trump administration critic of the World Bank, to lead the institution. That's according to a senior administration official who ...
Feb 05, 2019
Cape Breton coal mine cited for breaking reporting rules in 'massive' cave-in
HALIFAX - Officials at an undersea Cape Breton coal mine broke a provincial regulation by not reporting a massive roof cave-in until government inspectors showed up 15 days after the fi...
Feb 05, 2019
Alberta honours former premier Jim Prentice, unveils official portrait
EDMONTON - Jim Prentice, the last premier of Alberta's 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty, was honoured Monday as a man of courage and vision - and one who couldn't resist meeting with...
Feb 05, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 5
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 5 --- BRUCE McARTHUR SENTENCING HEARING CONTINUES A sentencing hearing continues today for Bruce McArthur, a serial killer who preyed on men f...
Feb 05, 2019
Julie Turris, Ida Bjornstad offer new perspective in hockey family podcast
When Ida Bjornstad first approached Julie Turris about starting a podcast to discuss the lives of hockey families outside the rink, Turris was apprehensive. The wife of Nashville P...
Feb 05, 2019
Film featuring disabled actors wins Spain's top Goya award
MADRID - The film "Campeones" ("Champions"), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards. Directed by Javier ...
Feb 05, 2019
Blackface photo stirs calls for Virginia governor to resign
RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam clung to office Sunday amid nearly unanimous calls from his own party to resign over a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook, going silent after a bizarre...
Feb 05, 2019
Friends, relatives of victims to speak at McArthur sentencing hearing today
TORONTO - A sentencing hearing continues today for Bruce McArthur, a serial killer who preyed on men from Toronto's gay village for years before he was arrested. Friends and relatives of McArthur's ei...
Feb 05, 2019
AARP film awards for grown-ups honour Shirley MacLaine
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Have you got a grown-up state of mind? If so, the AARP has some film awards just for you. For the 18th year, the organization for retired persons and its AARP, The Magazine, ha...
Feb 05, 2019
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