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UK ambassador called Trump administration 'clumsy and inept'
LONDON - Britain's ambassador to the United States described the Trump administration as "diplomatically clumsy and inept" and said he doubted it would become "substantially more normal," according to...
Jul 09, 2019
Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM
ATHENS, Greece - Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won Greece's parliamentary elections Sunday, delivering a stinging blow to leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a...
Jul 09, 2019
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong take message to mainlanders
HONG KONG - Tens of thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British colonial-era flags, marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old pr...
Jul 09, 2019
In the news today, July 9
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 9 --- P.E.I., QUEBEC INTERVENE IN CARBON-TAX CASE Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal...
Jul 09, 2019
Amy McGrath to run for Mitch McConnell's US Senate seat
WASHINGTON - Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mi...
Jul 09, 2019
'Back to zero:' Canada's premiers gather in Saskatoon, but none are women
SASKATOON - Canada's 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in Saskatchewan this week, but for the first time in years, the annual gathering won't have women at the table. "Symbolically, it's very ...
Jul 09, 2019
Iran steps further from nuke deal, adding pressure on Europe
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran increased its uranium enrichment Sunday beyond the limit allowed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching its program closer toward weapons-grade levels while calling fo...
Jul 09, 2019
Long lost WWII-era Soviet songs brought to life in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel - In a musty basement hall of an unassuming building nestled among modern high-rises in the heart of Tel Aviv, a few hundred spectators are kindly requested to turn off their cellphon...
Jul 09, 2019
Nick Arbuckle steps up for Calgary, Stampeders beat Riders 37-10
REGINA - Nick Arbuckle took a page from Cody Fajardo's book and ran with it. In his first career CFL start, Arbuckle overshadowed his quarterback counterpart and led the Calgary Stampeders to an impre...
Jul 08, 2019
Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, study says
OTTAWA - Indigenous children face the highest rates of poverty in the country, with almost one in every two living in households with low incomes, says a new study that shows little improvement in the...
Jul 08, 2019
