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Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government.Canola producer...
May 26, 2019 Canola - The Canadian Press
By George! Princess Charlotte to attend school with brother
LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother there to lean on. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brother Pri...
May 26, 2019
3-time Grand Slam champion Kerber loses opener in Paris
PARIS - Angelique Kerber won't complete a career Grand Slam this year. Still hampered by a right ankle injury, the three-time Grand Slam winner lost in the first round of the French Open on Sunday as ...
May 26, 2019
Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same-sex relations
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's High Court on Friday upheld sections of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations, a disappointment for gay rights activists across Africa where dozens of countries h...
May 26, 2019
Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944
OTTAWA - Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET: Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from R...
May 26, 2019
Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
LIMA, Peru - A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing no reported death...
May 26, 2019
UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable Mexican migrants from Central America
OTTAWA - The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico's refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexic...
May 26, 2019
US orders for long-lasting goods fall 2.1% in April
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for large manufactured goods fell sharply last month, pulled down by lower demand for commercial aircraft and cars, while businesses also pulled back on investmen...
May 26, 2019
Proctor back chasing running records after cross-Canada speed attempt
CALGARY - Dave Proctor's attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner's comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running ben...
May 26, 2019
NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what Pyongyang described as unila...
May 26, 2019