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Trump breaks brief public silence during border negotiations
WASHINGTON - After days sequestered behind closed doors, President Donald Trump let loose Thursday, holding forth on border security negotiations, North Korea and other topics from the Oval Office. Tr...
Jan 31, 2019
Jason Kenney promises push for change to federal home buying rules
CALGARY — Alberta’s Opposition leader says he will push for changes to federal rules to make it easier for people buy a home. Jason Kenney, in a speech to realtors, says so-called stress t...
Jan 31, 2019
Report: Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing
WASHINGTON - As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban are largel...
Jan 31, 2019
ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
Immigrants have gone on hunger strikes over the past month to protest conditions inside detention facilities, prompting officials to force-feed six of them through plastic nasal tubes at a Texas locat...
Jan 31, 2019
Bankrupt energy companies can't abandon old wells, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to clean up. The high co...
Jan 31, 2019
Canadian judges must reach out to marginalized, retiring N.S. chief justice says
HALIFAX - After a career championing social justice issues, Nova Scotia’s chief justice is retiring Thursday with a challenge to judges across Canada: Do more outreach with marginalized communit...
Jan 31, 2019
Mariah Carey shakes off boycott calls for her Saudi concert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Mariah Carey, one of the world’s most celebrated artists, is performing in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the first time, but there’s a growing chorus of Saudi ...
Jan 31, 2019
Sebastian Giovinco berates Toronto FC for its handling of contract impasse
TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco made sure he left Toronto FC on his own terms, turning to social media within hours of his sale to Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal FC on Wednesday to berate the MLS club’...
Jan 31, 2019
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - The chief of NATO weighed into the ongoing diplomatic spat between China and Canada when he called on Chinese officials Thursday to treat two Canadians detained in the country ...
Jan 31, 2019
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO’s chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country “fairly and with due process.” In his first public comments about the case, Secre...
Jan 31, 2019