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Canadian soldier found dead in gym in Jordan returned to Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Canadian soldier who died in Jordan was returned home to Newfoundland under escort Thursday. Maj. Scott Foote’s remains were taken to St. John’s International Ai...
Nov 25, 2016
NY explorers find 1872 shipwreck of rare Great Lakes vessel
ALBANY, N.Y. - The 144-year-old shipwreck of a rare sailing vessel that typically wasn’t used for long voyages on the Great Lakes has been found in deep water off Lake Ontario’s New York s...
Nov 25, 2016
EU gets tough: Bloc tells UK Brexit is lose-lose situation
LONDON - Since Britain voted to leave the European Union, U.K. officials have had one message: Brexit means Brexit. Now they have EU leaders’ reply: And it’s going to hurt. The prime minis...
Nov 25, 2016
Nude students, Filipino activists protest dictator's burial
MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, protested against the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery, in a gr...
Nov 25, 2016
Florence Henderson, "The Brady Bunch" mom, dies
LOS ANGELES - Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America’s most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist sa...
Nov 25, 2016
PM Trudeau heads to Madagascar from Liberia, where he promised stronger bonds
MONROVIA, Liberia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Canada and the West African nation. “Canada and Liberia...
Nov 25, 2016
Another 'Buy American' flap in the works? The conditions are aligning for one
WASHINGTON - An early irritant in Canada-U.S. relations in the Trump era could emerge in the massive infrastructure bill proposed by the president-elect, amid speculation in Washington that it might i...
Nov 25, 2016
Hundreds more flights cancelled on day 3 of Lufthansa strike
BERLIN - Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, cancelled 830 short- and medium-haul flights on Friday affecting 100,000 passengers after a pilots’ strike entered its third day in a long-ru...
Nov 25, 2016
Turkish leader threatens to open migrant floodgate to Europe
BRUSSELS - Turkey threatened Friday to open the migrant floodgates if the European Union halts its membership talks, as criticism grows of Ankara’s heavy-handed response to a failed military cou...
Nov 25, 2016
Four stories in the news Friday, Nov. 25
Four stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 25 --- TRUDEAU HEADING TO MADAGASCAR Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Ca...
Nov 25, 2016