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Premier expected to call Newfoundland and Labrador election tonight
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is meeting with the province's lieutenant-governor, and is expected to announce tonight that an early election will be held in mid-May....
Apr 17, 2019
Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans' interest in birds
NEW YORK - Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who've never laid eyes them. The ruffed grouse or purple marti...
Apr 17, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada's Clement Gascon stepping down for family reasons
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon is retiring in September after five years on the high court. Gascon, 58, is stepping down for personal and family reasons, the court announced M...
Apr 17, 2019
Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill
MONTREAL - In a rare display of unity, Montreal city council unanimously passed a motion against Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Monday. Mayor Valerie Plante and opposition leader Lionel Perez pr...
Apr 17, 2019
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 17, 2019
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
ABIDJIAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has privatel...
Apr 17, 2019
Correction: CBD Goes Mainstream story
NEW YORK - In a story April 15 about CBD, The Associated Press reported erroneously the parent company of Nine West. It is Authentic Brands Group, not Authentic Fitness. A corrected version of the sto...
Apr 17, 2019
Nylander moves to centre for Maple Leafs with Kadri suspended for series
TORONTO - William Nylander will take Nazem Kadri's place at centre on Toronto's third line behind John Tavares and Auston Matthews when the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their f...
Apr 17, 2019
Macron: France to rebuild Notre Dame 'even more beautifully'
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Tuesday to rebuild Paris' beloved Notre Dame Cathedral "even more beautifully" after a raging fire destroyed its spire and its roof but spared most of ...
Apr 17, 2019
CRTC holds hearing into dispute between Quebecor and Bell over TVA Sports signal
GATINEAU, Que. - The head of Quebecor Inc. questioned the power of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in its quarrel with Bell and tried to blame the regula...
Apr 17, 2019