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N.L. Tories apologize for using singer's 'Victory Song' without approval
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Tory leader has opened his election campaign with an apology to one of the province's best-known musicians. Ches Crosbie apologized Thursday morning afte...
Apr 18, 2019
Vancouver police urge parents to talk to teens about risks at 4-20 pot event
VANCOUER, B.C. - Police in Vancouver are asking parents to have a "tough" conversation with their teenagers about the dangers associated with marijuana at a large unsanctioned 4-20 even...
Apr 18, 2019
More help arriving for mother who lost 7 children in Halifax house fire
HALIFAX - More relatives of Kawthar Barho are set to arrive in Canada Friday, exactly two months after a fast-moving Halifax house fire killed her seven children and left her husband ba...
Apr 18, 2019
Shooting victims in Penticton, B.C., remembered before vigil at city park
PENTICTON, B.C. - Family and friends are remembering neighbours who were gunned down in Penticton as the small city in British Columbia's south Okanagan held a vigil Wednesday for ...
Apr 18, 2019
Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month
MOSCOW - The Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month. It said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April" on Russian ...
Apr 18, 2019
In the news today, April 18
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 18 --- KENNEY'S 'TURN OFF TAPS' PLEDGE HEARD IN B.C. Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada...
Apr 18, 2019
Gunmen kill 14 passengers on bus in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen ambushed a bus and killed 14 passengers after going through their ID cards and forcing them out on a highway in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan before dawn Thursday, o...
Apr 18, 2019
Appeal court wonders about future danger posed by Halifax mall plotter
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court focused on the potential future danger posed by an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall as she appealed her life sentence Tue...
Apr 18, 2019
'Open for business:' Jason Kenney's UCP wins majority in Alberta election
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney and his United Conservatives channelled the angst of an angry electorate to soar to a majority government in Alberta's election Tuesday and relegate Rachel Notle...
Apr 18, 2019
Strong quake rattles Taiwan, but no major damage apparent
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast Thursday afternoon, rattling buildings across the island but causing no major damage or injuries. The bureau said the quak...
Apr 18, 2019