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Virtual reality teaching about N.S. group home abuse transforms shame into respect
HALIFAX - Fifteen-year-old Christian Ofume stands with Tony Smith and discusses the virtual reality education he's just received, detailing how, as children, Smith and other residents of a Halifa...
Nov 13, 2019
UN reports increasing violations of Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA - Uranium particles of man-made origin have been discovered at a site in Iran not declared to the United Nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday as it confirmed a litany of violati...
Nov 13, 2019
Wiggins transitioning from late-game zero to clutch hero in Minnesota
The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of the early surprises of this NBA season, and a good deal of the credit goes to the clutch play of Andrew Wiggins. Yes, that Andrew Wiggins. The same guy who was bo...
Nov 13, 2019
Family of 2-year-old killed by falling AC unit hires lawyer to investigate
TORONTO - A lawyer representing the family of a two-year-old girl killed by a falling air conditioner says they're conducting an investigation into the circumstances behind the incident. Personal inju...
Nov 13, 2019
Trudeau meets Bloc leader in hunt for support for minority government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet this morning as he looks for support for his new minority government in Parliament. Trudeau is sitting do...
Nov 13, 2019
B.C. government grappling with multiple labour disputes by public-sector unions
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government faces a "difficult balancing act" in dealing with labour strife among public-sector unions representing bus drivers in Metro Vancouver, teachers around...
Nov 13, 2019
Officials: At least 13 dead in Slovakia bus crash
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 20 more. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bus was carrying h...
Nov 13, 2019
Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a solid pace, though it still faces risks from slower growth overseas and trade tensions. Powell als...
Nov 13, 2019
Spiritual leaders call for respect, unity during Remembrance Day ceremony
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians braved sub-zero temperatures in the nation's capital on Monday to honour and remember all those - no matter their background - who offered up their lives to d...
Nov 13, 2019
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in ...
Nov 13, 2019