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Pakistan says Iran-based group carried out deadly attack
ISLAMABAD - A group of militants crossed the border from neighbouring Iran earlier this week and carried out a deadly attack against Pakistan armed forces in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing...
Apr 20, 2019
Liberals extend deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting off plans to pass judgment on the reconsidered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal for nearly a month in order to finish...
Apr 20, 2019
Quebec filmmakers Xavier Dolan, Monia Chokri to debut films at Cannes festival
PARIS - Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan is returning to the Cannes Film Festival with his latest Montreal-shot feature, "Matthias & Maxime." In announcing the 2019 lineup Thursday, officials sa...
Apr 20, 2019
Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month
MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a meeting that offers President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to emerge as a broker in the lo...
Apr 20, 2019
More help arriving for mother who lost 7 children in Halifax house fire
HALIFAX - More relatives of Kawthar Barho were to arrive in Canada Thursday, two months after a fast-moving Halifax house fire killed her seven children and left her husband badly burne...
Apr 20, 2019
Paris: Yellow vest anger mixes with Notre Dame mourning
PARIS - French yellow vest protesters are marching anew to remind the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve. Multiple protes...
Apr 20, 2019
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
KIEV, Ukraine - Ahead of Sunday's hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called "day of silence" in which campaigning is forbidden. The campaign hit a dramatic high on Friday...
Apr 20, 2019
Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame
PARIS - Tourists, devout Catholics and others are looking on mournfully at Notre Dame Cathedral, regretting that they can't get inside the magnificent monument on this Easter weekend because of the da...
Apr 20, 2019
Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly forthe first time Friday, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents be...
Apr 20, 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 20, 2019