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Mexican envoy says new NAFTA to get quick approval despite U.S. tariff threat
OTTAWA - Mexico's ambassador to Canada says his country will formally ratify the new North American trade deal within the next two weeks after having overcome its latest tariff drama with th...
Jun 08, 2019

Emails show chaos before Kansas player's death
WICHITA, Kan. - The assistant football coach at a Kansas community college told officials a 300-pound defensive lineman who died of heatstroke after practice was "making a stressful moan" when he arri...
Jun 08, 2019

NYPD sorry for '69 raid at now-landmark Stonewall gay bar
NEW YORK - Nearly 50 years after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement, New York's police commissioner apologized Tuesday for what his department did. "The actio...
Jun 08, 2019

'The Profit' says limits on US flag size unconstitutional
RALEIGH, N.C. - A reality television star contends in a court filing that a North Carolina city's size ban on a huge America flag flying at his recreational vehicle store is unconstitutional. Attorney...
Jun 08, 2019

Filibustered minimum wage cut bill passes second reading
EDMONTON - The marathon debate over the Kenney government's plan to cut the minimum wage for young people and change rules on calculating overtime pay is over, at least for now.The legislature has pas...
Jun 08, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Philippines lifts Canadian travel ban but no return of ambassador yet
OTTAWA - The Philippines is slowly normalizing diplomatic relations with Canada now that the trash tiff of 2019 has come to a close. There is no word yet on a return to Canada of the Philippine a...
Jun 08, 2019

Tory candidate asks Federal Court to move voting day off Jewish holiday
OTTAWA - A Conservative candidate for a seat in Toronto in this fall's federal election is asking the Federal Court to shift voting day because it falls on a Jewish holiday. Election day can be no lat...
Jun 08, 2019

PM worries China could target more Canadian goods as fears about soybeans rise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's worried an ongoing diplomatic dispute could see China target imports of other Canadian agricultural products as concerns grow&...
Jun 08, 2019

Greater share of recent immigrants landing jobs even as Canada welcomes more
OTTAWA - The share of recent immigrants of prime working age who had employment reached a new high last year, even though Canada has been opening its doors to more newcomers than ever b...
Jun 08, 2019

Australia's Barty wins French Open for 1st Grand Slam title
PARIS - Ash Barty decided to take a break from tennis in 2014 to play cricket. After almost two years away, the Australian returned to the tour, and that career choice paid off in a big way Saturday w...
Jun 08, 2019