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U.S. takes Canada off priority watch list on intellectual property
OTTAWA - The United States is crediting tighter rules in the new North American free-trade deal for its decision to move Canada off a list of countries that it says are the worst violators of intellec...
Apr 27, 2019
North says he won't serve second term as president of NRA
INDIANAPOLIS - Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North has announced that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group. In a stat...
Apr 27, 2019
Budget watchdog says carbon rebate will be more than carbon tax for most people
OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog agrees with the federal government's claim that Canadians are going to get more from the climate change tax rebate than they are paying in carbon tax. ...
Apr 27, 2019
Canadian privacy watchdog takes Facebook to court over privacy failures
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy czar is taking Facebook to court after finding the social-media giant's lax practices allowed personal information to be used for political purposes....
Apr 27, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
WHL Eastern Conference Championship - Best of SevenPrince Albert 4, Edmonton 0 (Prince Albert lead series 3-2)Western Conference Championship - Best of SevenVancouver 3, Spokane 2 (Vancouver wins seri...
Apr 27, 2019
Felix-Auger-Aliassime loses against Kei Nishikori in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been eliminated at the Barcelona Open. The No. 16 seed from Montreal lost 6-1, 6-3 to No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori of Japan in the third round of the ...
Apr 27, 2019
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay shares her favourite classic films
LOS ANGELES - To say filmmaker Ava DuVernay is a busy woman is an understatement, but when Turner Classic Movies called and asked her to curate the channel's "The Essentials" series, she knew she had ...
Apr 27, 2019
Canada banning oil, gas and mining from marine protected areas
OTTAWA - The oil-and-gas industry has worn out its welcome in Canadian marine conservation areas, and Canada's environmentalists are overjoyed. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson unveiled new ...
Apr 27, 2019
Heavy rains lash Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth; 5 dead
PEMBA, Mozambique - Heavy rains lashed northern Mozambique on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as aid groups warned of possible flooding and mudslides in the days ahead. At least five people we...
Apr 27, 2019
Probe clears acting defence head of alleged bias in Pentagon
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's watchdog agency on Thursday cleared Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favour ...
Apr 27, 2019
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