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In the news today, Feb. 25
Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 25 --- SINGH'S FATE IN HANDS OF BYELECTION VOTERS Jagmeet Singh's political fatem, and the fortunes of the New Democratic P...
Feb 25, 2019
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un boards train to summit
DANDONG, China - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was on a train Sunday to Vietnam for his second summit with President Donald Trump, state media confirmed. Kim was accompanied by Kim Yong Chol, who has...
Feb 25, 2019
Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit
VATICAN CITY - A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling Catholic leaders Saturday that they must transparen...
Feb 25, 2019
A 'warm embrace' for grieving parents at funeral of seven young fire victims
HALIFAX - One by one, seven small white caskets were carried inside a cavernous waterfront hall on Saturday, where thousands of mourners gathered for an emotional embrace of grieving parents who&...
Feb 25, 2019
Caribou Marketing Board: Regulating wild food suggested to ease Arctic hunger
Northerners could get relief from sky-high grocery bills if Ottawa were to help regulate and encourage the sale of food harvested from the land, a federal advisory board has concluded. In a report rel...
Feb 25, 2019
Political fate of Singh, NDP, on the line in federal byelections
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh's political fate - and the fortunes of the New Democratic Party as a whole - are in the hands of voters today in a British Columbia riding. Th...
Feb 25, 2019
'Turning humans into robots:' Injured Broncos player planning spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to unde...
Feb 25, 2019
Counting starts in Nigeria's delayed poll marked by violence
DAURA, Nigeria - Nigeria began counting votes in a presidential election on Saturday marked by an extremist attack and other killings, late-opening polling stations and a surprise loss for top challen...
Feb 25, 2019
Vietnam vows 'maximum level' security for Trump-Kim summit
HANOI, Vietnam - With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armoured train barrelling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese...
Feb 25, 2019
Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration
WASHINGTON - A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fu...
Feb 25, 2019
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