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As car-sharing picks up in US, so do legislative battles
PHOENIX - When Chris Williamson was in the market for a new family car, a timely ad and conversations with a co-worker convinced him to try something out of the ordinary. He bought a BMW 3 Series conv...
May 02, 2019
Key takeaways from Barr's testimony and Mueller's letter
WASHINGTON - It was Attorney General William Barr's testimony, but Robert Mueller's words stole the show. In his appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee , Barr was on the defensive ...
May 02, 2019
China sentences 6 foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death
BEIJING - A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. The J...
May 02, 2019
Whitecaps apologize for handling of abuse allegations, promise review
VANCOUVER - A co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps says he's been troubled for several weeks by decade-old allegations of abuse and harassment by a former coach with the club. "We don't like it. W...
May 02, 2019
Canadian tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu resumes on-court activity
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, who has rocketed up the WTA Tour rankings after a breakout start to the season, has resumed on-court activity after a five-week break to rest a shoulder inj...
May 02, 2019
Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaid's call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread militar...
May 02, 2019
Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killer case
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus' justice minister has resigned over the country's serial killer case amid reports of lapses in investigating missing persons' reports. Ionas Nicolaou said Thursday that he was...
May 02, 2019
In the news today, May 2
Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 2 --- KENNEY, TRUDEAU TO MEET FACE-TO-FACE Jason Kenney will meet face-to-face today with the political foe he attacked relentlessly in his success...
May 02, 2019
Political antagonists, Alberta's Jason Kenney and PM Trudeau to meet
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney will meet face-to-face today with the political foe he attacked relentlessly in his successful bid to become Alberta's premier: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two are to meet...
May 02, 2019
The ground thaws and swallows: Study says permafrost melting faster than thought
Permafrost in some areas of the Canadian Arctic is melting so fast that it's gulping up the equipment left there to study it. "The ground thaws and swallows it," said Merritt Turetsky, a Universi...
May 02, 2019