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Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but wh...
Apr 28, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is telling residents in waterlogged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" until the flood threat eases. Fra...
Apr 28, 2019
Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months for being Kremlin agent
WASHINGTON - In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency Friday as she awaited sentencing on charges of being a secret agent for Russia. She cast herself as an innocent caught up in a massi...
Apr 28, 2019
Canadian Rory MacDonald retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 4...
Apr 28, 2019
Feds' books still on pace for $15B deficit despite surplus through most of 18-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it remains on track to post a budgetary shortfall of about $15 billion in 2018-19 even though a new estimate says the federal books ran a $3.1-billion surplus...
Apr 28, 2019
Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend has offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyieldi...
Apr 28, 2019
Editor found guilty of promoting hate seeks to stave off jail term
TORONTO - A publication found to have been filled with hatred against women and Jews was a valuable relief valve for men prone to violence, its convicted editor told his sentencing hearing on Friday. ...
Apr 28, 2019
Montreal declares emergency as spring flooding risk across Quebec continues to rise
MONTREAL - As a steady rain moved into Quebec Friday, Montreal declared a state of emergency and authorities closely monitored a dam and a dike that were placing residents at risk to the wes...
Apr 28, 2019
'Total blackness:' Remembering Alberta school shooting 20 years later
TABER, Alta. - It was a snowy, spring day on April 28, 1999, when an angry teenager walked through the doors of W.R. Myers High School. Wearing a blue trench coat, the 14-year-old pulle...
Apr 28, 2019
Annual budget ads increase, but still less than under NDP, Tory government says
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is spending more on budget advertising this year as an election draws closer. The projected spending on media advertisements for this year's p...
Apr 28, 2019