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In the news today, Mar. 1
Four stories in the news for Friday, Mar. 1 --- PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU TO SHUFFLE HIS CABINET TODAY A senior government source has confirmed to The Canadian Press that Prime Minister Ju...
Mar 01, 2019
Blue Jays reportedly sign pitchers Clay Buchholz, Bud Norris to contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly signed free-agent pitchers Clay Buchholz and Bud Norris, according to multiple reports. Buchholz started 16 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks last seas...
Mar 01, 2019
Alberta to ease oil production cut again, cites lower storage levels
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta will again ease mandatory oil production cuts due to lower storage levels. The province says it will allow increased production by 25,000 barrels per...
Mar 01, 2019
Egypt says fight between conductors led to crash killing 25
CAIRO - A fight between two train conductors unleashed a speeding, unmanned locomotive that slammed into a barrier and exploded in the Egyptian capital's main train station Wednesday, killing at least...
Mar 01, 2019
NKorea leader Kim Jong Un tours Hanoi after summit breakdown
HANOI, Vietnam - A day after his stunning summit breakdown with Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled broadly as he strode down a red carpet with Vietnam's president Friday, a military ...
Mar 01, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 27
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 27 --- WILSON-RAYBOULD TO TESTIFY ON SNC-LAVALIN AFFAIR Jody Wilson-Raybould is warning that she won't be able to speak freely today about e...
Mar 01, 2019
Wilson-Raybould's place in Liberal party at risk after SNC-Lavalin testimony
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reconsidering Jody Wilson-Raybould's future in the Liberal party after his former attorney general accused him, his senior staff and the countr...
Mar 01, 2019
Canada, Mexico divided on Venezuela amid united push for new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Canada and Mexico may be united in wanting to bring closure to North America's unresolved trading future, but they are diametrically opposed on how to solve Venezuela's political and economic...
Mar 01, 2019
Iran's president rejects resignation of his foreign minister
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president rejected the resignation of his foreign minister on Wednesday, throwing his full support behind the diplomat who negotiated the country's nuclear deal with world powers...
Mar 01, 2019
China drafts rules on biotech after gene-editing scandal
BEIJING - China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist's claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled the ...
Mar 01, 2019
