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Scott Brison resigning from federal cabinet, won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Scott Brison is quitting a political career he loves to spend more time with a cherished family that politics made possible. After 22 years representing the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants ...
Jan 10, 2019
Scheidegger splits opening draws at 2019 Meridian Canadian Open
North Battleford, Sask.– Casey Scheidegger split her opening draws at the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling: Meridian Canadian Open. The 2017 champion dominated throughout her match with 2018 champi...
Jan 10, 2019
Lady Gaga apologizes for R. Kelly collaboration
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga is sorry for her 2013 duet with R. Kelly in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against the singer, and she intends to remove the song from streaming services. “What I...
Jan 10, 2019
Former deputy police chief denies he asked officer to lie at Oland trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The former deputy chief of the Saint John police force has told the Dennis Oland murder trial he did not ask an officer to lie about his visits to the bloody crime scene where Richa...
Jan 10, 2019
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
BZEIBIZ, Iraq - It was a cold and gusty day in December when the army came to the Bzeibiz camp and told families displaced by the war against the Islamic State group that it was time to go home. The f...
Jan 10, 2019
US apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp
A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores has cut ties with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding targeted members of ethnic minority group...
Jan 10, 2019
5 victims of Poland escape room fire laid to rest together
WARSAW, Poland - Officials on Thursday joined relatives and friends for the funeral of five teenage girls killed last week in a fire that broke out at a recreational escape room in northern Poland. Th...
Jan 10, 2019
Judge dismisses part of Judd lawsuit against Weinstein
LOS ANGELES - A judge has dismissed one section of Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, but the rest remains headed toward trial. U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez ruled Wednesd...
Jan 10, 2019
Auto industry troubles buffet Ford, Jaguar Land Rover
FRANKFURT - The headwinds buffeting the global auto industry made themselves felt in Europe on Thursday as mass-market carmaker Ford and luxury-focused Jaguar Land Rover announced sweeping restructuri...
Jan 10, 2019
Top prosecutor's past infuses California's battle with Trump
SAN FRANCISCO - When President Donald Trump revoked protections for young immigrants known as “Dreamers,” California’s top prosecutor, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, turned to a me...
Jan 10, 2019