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Scheer promises to clear backlog of veterans waiting to receive benefits
CANOE COVE, P.E.I. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer asked Canada's embittered military veterans to welcome his party back into their hearts Sunday after a tumultuous 1...
Sep 24, 2019
Munk Debates cancels foreign-policy event because Trudeau won't attend
TORONTO - Organizers of a foreign-policy election debate that was scheduled for next Tuesday have cancelled the event because Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau won't participate. Rudyard Griffiths, chair ...
Sep 24, 2019
Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits
LISTUGUJ, Que. - An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during ...
Sep 24, 2019
Strong earthquake jolts northeast Pakistan, causing damages
ISLAMABAD - A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan Tuesday, damaging some homes, wounding several people and causing people to rush out of multistory buildings into the streets,...
Sep 24, 2019
Pakistan bus crash kills 26; brakes fail on mountain road
ISLAMABAD - A bus crash in northern Pakistan killed 26 people Sunday after its brakes failed on a winding mountain road, police said. Another 20 passengers were injured when the bus smashed head-on in...
Sep 24, 2019
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set street fires
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again....
Sep 24, 2019
Albania quake has 340 aftershocks, people afraid to go home
TIRANA, Albania - Fear and safety hazards kept many residents of Albania's capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres out of their homes Sunday after an earthquake the day before injured 105 people...
Sep 24, 2019
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
JERUSALEM - The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over har...
Sep 24, 2019
EU court: Dutch tax deal with Starbucks is legal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A European Union court overturned Tuesday a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks amounted to illegal state support for ...
Sep 24, 2019
EU top court rules in favour of Google on search engine issue
BRUSSELS - Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc's top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn't have to extend the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules to its s...
Sep 24, 2019