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Iraq troops slow Mosul advance as they clear neighbourhoods
BAGHDAD - Iraqi troops fired at positions held by the Islamic State group in and around the northern city of Mosul on Thursday but did not advance as they regrouped and cleared neighbourhoods once occ...
Nov 10, 2016
Kurdish-led fighters marching against IS near Syria's Raqqa
BEIRUT - A Syrian Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group north of the country is on the verge of surrounding a wide area north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa, a spokeswoman for the group sa...
Nov 10, 2016
Speedy shovels shine in Slovakia's grave-digging contest
TRENCIN, Slovakia - Ten teams from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary on Thursday turned mounds of ground in a competition to crown the fastest gravediggers in central Europe. The Grave Digging Championship...
Nov 10, 2016
Trump presidency doesn't change need for Canadian carbon price, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s full steam ahead for his government’s environmental plan - including a national carbon price - despite a Donald Trump presidency that will ...
Nov 10, 2016
Israel, Russia affirm anti-terrorism alliance
JERUSALEM - The Russian and Israeli leaders have declared themselves partners in a battle against global terrorism. Dmitry Medvedev told his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, that terrorism thr...
Nov 10, 2016
Sanders doesn't rule out 2020 White House run
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders is leaving open the possibility of another presidential bid as shell-shocked liberals focus on helping the Democratic Party rebuild after Donald Trump’s victory. R...
Nov 10, 2016
Oregon is epicenter as Trump protests surge across nation
PORTLAND, Ore. - Another night of nationwide protests against Donald Trump’s election came to a head in Portland, where thousands marched and some smashed store windows, lit firecrackers and sta...
Nov 10, 2016
Garneau clarifies that higher foreign ownership cap applies to cargo airlines
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government plans to increase foreign ownership levels for Canadian cargo airlines, clarifying an impression he left that the policy change wou...
Nov 10, 2016
Canada willing to discuss NAFTA with a Trump administration: Trudeau
SYDNEY, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is willing to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement with a Trump administration. “I think it’s important that we be open ...
Nov 10, 2016
Bail hearing set for accused in violent sexual assault
LETHBRIDGE – The case against 20-year old Denzel Dre Colton Bird is back on track, as his lawyer has returned and a new date has been set for a bail hearing. Last week (Nov. 3), lawyer Greg Whit...
Nov 10, 2016