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B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that says Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says a speech he gave this week about leadership went sideways and he is apologizing for offending people. Darryl Plecas says the point he...
May 10, 2019
New Canadian fighter jets will need U.S. certification: DND
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says the U.S. will have to sign off on whatever fighter jet this country purchases, but that he is not concerned about political interference. Patri...
May 10, 2019
Tottenham stuns Ajax 3-2 to reach Champions League final
AMSTERDAM - Facing a three-goal deficit at halftime in their Champions League semifinal, Tottenham's players only had to think back 24 hours or so to find a source of inspiration. "We saw Liverpool la...
May 10, 2019
Police arrests end sit-in against policing at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore police arrested seven people on Wednesday as they ended a monthlong sit-in in the lobby of an administrative building at Johns Hopkins University, where a group of protesters have demonstrat...
May 10, 2019
Deborah Dugan, CEO of (RED), picked to lead the Grammys
NEW YORK - Deborah Dugan, the CEO of Bono's (RED) organization, has been named president and CEO of the Recording Academy, becoming the first woman appointed to lead the organization. The academy anno...
May 10, 2019
PSAC rejects government offer, setting up potential post-election strike
OTTAWA - There could be a federal public-service strike later this year, but it will be up to whoever is in power after the October election to deal with it. The Public Service Alliance of C...
May 10, 2019
Pentagon: US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says the U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East region to counter threats from Iran. The department provided no details, but a defence official says th...
May 10, 2019
House Democrat issues subpoenas for Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat has issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of...
May 10, 2019
Vigneault takes the wheel for Canada at men's world hockey championship
Alain Vigneault is back coaching in a big way after a winter of unemployment. Vigneault is not only Canada's head coach at the men's world hockey championship starting Friday in Sl...
May 10, 2019
Pence slams district court rulings against Trump policies
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to challenge the right of federal district courts to issue rulings blocking nationwide policies, arguing tha...
May 10, 2019