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Beto O'Rourke boasts about $6.1M in campaign's 1st 24 hours
CENTER LINE, Mich. - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke boasted Monday that the more than $6 million he raised online within a day of announcing his White House bid, the most reported by ...
Mar 20, 2019
Trudeau fills SNC-triggered cabinet vacancy with Vancouver MP Joyce Murray
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned Monday to erstwhile leadership rival Joyce Murray to fill the second void in his cabinet triggered by the SNC-Lavalin affair. In his third shuff...
Mar 20, 2019
Blaze extinguished at Texas petrochemicals facility
HOUSTON - Crews have extinguished a fire that's burned for days at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility. International Terminals Company says the blaze in Deer Park was extinguished as of 3 ...
Mar 20, 2019
Operations largely back to normal at Toronto's Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO - Operations at Toronto's Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. The ai...
Mar 20, 2019
UK's May prepares to ask EU for short Brexit delay
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to ask the European Union on Wednesday for a delay to the country's divorce from the bloc, due to take place in nine days. But the EU warned it coul...
Mar 20, 2019
In the news today, March 18
Five stories in the news for Monday, March 18 --- TRAVEL CHAOS AT TORONTO'S PEARSON AIRPORT AFTER FIRE It was a chaotic scene at Toronto's Pearson Airport last night after a fire n...
Mar 20, 2019
In the news today, March 20
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, March 20 --- DRUG TREATMENT LACKING IN PRISON: EX-INMATE A recently released prisoner from the Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick says he filed 70 compl...
Mar 20, 2019
Saskatchewan government to present first balanced budget in years
REGINA - For the first time in years, the Saskatchewan Party government will present a budget that the finance minister has said is balanced. Donna Harpauer is to release the province's 2019-2020 fisc...
Mar 20, 2019
Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death seeking full parole
CALGARY - A woman convicted in her son's death after she failed to take him to the doctor for a strep infection is to appear before a hearing in Calgary today to seek full parole. ...
Mar 20, 2019
Ex-prisoner says no addiction help available as he feared return behind bars
VANCOUVER - Memories of vomiting, diarrhea and unrelenting stomach pain as he withdrew from opioids in prison had Rob MacDonald repeatedly asking for addiction treatment before he left&...
Mar 20, 2019
