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Newfoundland woman's disappearance 'suspicious in nature,' Mounties say
ST. ANTHONY, N.L. - The disappearance of a 38-year-old Newfoundland woman is considered suspicious and the case is a high priority for RCMP in St. Anthony, N.L., a police spokesman said Wednesday as a...
Dec 07, 2016
Global stocks advance ahead of ECB decision
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Global shares rose on Thursday following upbeat trade data from China. Investors were looking ahead to a meeting of the European Central Bank later in the day. KEEPING SCOR...
Dec 07, 2016
Belfast police investigating abuse arrest former coach
BELFAST, Ireland - A former soccer coach has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse after handing himself into the police in Northern Ireland. Jim McCafferty, who was involved in soccer in Scotlan...
Dec 07, 2016
Man driving to work in snowstorm in Manitoba helps lost elderly man walking
An elderly Winnipeg man lost in the winter storm slamming southern Manitoba was found safe thanks to a man driving to work. Winnipeg police sent out a public alert for 82-year-old Charles McAulay on M...
Dec 07, 2016
US, Western leaders calling for immediate Aleppo cease-fire
WASHINGTON - The United States and five other Western powers called Wednesday for an immediate cease-fire in the Syrian city of Aleppo and accused Russia of blocking efforts to halt the bloodshed. In ...
Dec 07, 2016
Moose Knuckles reaches deal with Competition Bureau over made-in-Canada concerns
OTTAWA - Winter jacket maker Moose Knuckles has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau regarding concerns over its advertising and labelling of certain parkas that are promoted as made-in-Canada. ...
Dec 07, 2016
Bangladesh court confirms death for Islamic group leader
NEW DELHI - Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld death sentences for the leader of a banned Islamic group and two of his associates found guilty in a 2004 grenade attack on a British e...
Dec 07, 2016
China warns US on Taiwan leader's planned transit
BEIJING - China on Wednesday accused Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen of seeking to use a planned transit stop in the U.S. to score diplomatic points, amid Chinese rancour over an unprecedented phone ...
Dec 07, 2016
Philippine rebels threaten to end monthslong cease-fire
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine communist rebels warned President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday that they may be forced to end their monthslong cease-fire and resume fighting if he does not suspend th...
Dec 07, 2016
Duterte defends police accused of killing drug-linked mayor
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte staunchly defended on Wednesday more than two dozen policemen who were accused by the government’s main investigation agency of killing...
Dec 07, 2016