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Toronto-area mayors calls for action at border following forum on gun violence
TORONTO - The mayors of cities across the Toronto area provided a laundry list of wishes to the federal government on Tuesday, including action at the border, in a joint effort aimed at curbing a...
Jan 30, 2020
With new charges, senior Mountie now accused of divulging secrets to four people
OTTAWA - After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media ...
Jan 30, 2020
US economy grew at moderate 2.1% rate in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when growth slowed significantly due to a weaker global economy and trade war uncertainties...
Jan 30, 2020
UK to allow Huawei equipment in 5G networks but not in 'core' parts
LONDON - Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, leaving Canada as the last of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to announce a policy...
Jan 30, 2020
Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border ...
Jan 30, 2020
Europe evacuation flight off to China, cruise ship checked
LISBON, Portugal - An A380 passenger plane left Portugal on Thursday en route to pick up hundreds of Europeans in China who want to escape the new virus and Italian authorities were keeping some 6,000...
Jan 30, 2020
China counts 170 virus deaths, new countries find infections
BEIJING - China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to m...
Jan 30, 2020
Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse coverup
PARIS - A French appeals court on Thursday acquitted a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock. The appeals court in the southeastern French city of Lyon gave no explana...
Jan 30, 2020
Bank of England keeps main interest rate unchanged at 0.75%
LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates after a run of fairly firm economic data in the past week eased fears about a dramatic slowdown in the British economy. Th...
Jan 30, 2020
Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun
CHICAGO - Charges have been filed against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home, police said. Travis McCoy, 26, was charged...
Jan 30, 2020