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Toronto man says trip to Auschwitz is about educating future generations
TORONTO - Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of Ge...
Jan 26, 2020
Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is asking the Opposition parties not to hold up the new North American free trade deal. Freeland has sent a letter to the leaders of the Conservatives,...
Jan 26, 2020
French Canadian Society holds soccer day get-together
Children from different schools of the 'Conseil des coles Fransaskoises' (CEF) were encouraged to get to know each other this week. And it happened on the indoor soccer turf.On Thursday students playe...
Jan 26, 2020 (Submitted photo/Sylvie Charpentier)
6 killed in Germany shooting, including suspect's parents
BERLIN - Six people were killed and another two wounded in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See on Friday, police said. The suspect's parents were among the dead and the other vict...
Jan 26, 2020
Career Border Patrol official picked to lead agency
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday named a 27-year Border Patrol veteran who has forcefully advocated for the president's agenda to lead the agency after a surge of asylum-seeking familie...
Jan 26, 2020
2 killed, 20 injured when warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON - A massive explosion Friday levelled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities...
Jan 26, 2020
Wheels in Motion: Canada's Mitchell a quick study in track cycling
MILTON, Ont. - Canada's Kelsey Mitchell returns this weekend to where it all started for her in the sport of track cycling. The women's sprint specialist is one of the headliners at the UCI ...
Jan 26, 2020
Actress Rosie Perez says she was told of Weinstein rape
NEW YORK - "Do the Right Thing" actress Rosie Perez testified Friday that fellow screen star Annabella Sciorra told her in the mid-1990s that Harvey Weinstein had raped her but that she couldn't go to...
Jan 26, 2020
Dems say oust Trump or he'll betray again; 'He is who he is'
WASHINGTON - Closing out their case, House Democrats warned in Donald Trump's impeachment trial that the president will persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress ...
Jan 26, 2020
Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chief
DAVOS, Switzerland - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has brushed off criticism and mockery from the U.S. Treasury chief, saying Friday his comments have "of course no effect" on her and fellow...
Jan 26, 2020
