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Under fire from all sides, NRA considers leadership changes
INDIANAPOLIS - Under fire from inside and out, the National Rifle Association is holding a closed-door meeting of its board of directors to decide whether it's time for a change in leadership and dire...
Apr 29, 2019
Families of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file lawsuit
The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a lawsuit against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it rushed a new ai...
Apr 29, 2019
Calgary Inferno's championship season celebrated at city hall while league folds
CALGARY - As their league sells off trophies and jerseys, the Calgary Inferno's championship season was recognized Monday with the city's mayor proclaiming it "Calgary Inferno Day." A week a...
Apr 29, 2019
Courthouse evacuated ahead of hearing for militia leader
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A detention hearing for the leader of an armed group that stopped asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border was delayed Monday after the federal courthouse was abruptly e...
Apr 29, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises detailed climate plan by end of June
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will present his party's climate change plan by the beginning of summer. Speaking to supporters in Victoriaville, Que., on Saturday, Sch...
Apr 29, 2019
Canadian Premier League opener delivers entertainment in Hamilton
HAMILTON - York 9 FC's Ryan Telfer, on loan from Toronto FC, goes into the history book as the first to score in the Canadian Premier League. But Forge FC substitute Kadell Thomas had the last la...
Apr 29, 2019
Gay BYU student comes out in valedictorian speech
SALT LAKE CITY - A gay student who came out during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has earned applause and admiration from fellow students and notable figures like actr...
Apr 29, 2019
Bolster no-fly list appeal process, academics and rights advocates urge senators
OTTAWA - Academics and civil liberties advocates are telling senators the Liberal government's sweeping national-security bill doesn't go far enough to protect the rights of people ensnared by Ca...
Apr 29, 2019
Feds falling short on promise to provide better case management to vets
OTTAWA - The federal government is blaming a surprise increase in the number of veterans seeking assistance for its failure to make good on a key Liberal promise of ensuring enough case managers to he...
Apr 29, 2019
Investor pulls out of Woodstock 50, leaving fest in shambles
NEW YORK - Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969. A financial investor in the festival announced Monday it was pulling its funding from the anniversary event, ...
Apr 29, 2019