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In battle for Iraq's Mosul, many forces with many motives
BAGHDAD - An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq that is likely to be decisive in the war against the Islamic St...
Sep 25, 2016
'We lost family': Stampeders mourn Mylan Hicks after Calgary nightclub shooting
CALGARY - Teammates of Calgary Stampeders defensive back Mylan Hicks say they feel like they’ve lost a family member after a fatal shooting outside a Calgary nightclub early Sunday. Stampeders p...
Sep 25, 2016
Halifax-area police respond to five unfounded bomb threats within an hour
HALIFAX - Police in the Halifax area say they responded to five unfounded bomb threats within about an hour early Sunday. The RCMP say they received a call at about 1:30 a.m. from an anonymous male wh...
Sep 25, 2016
Still no will, but work to settle Prince estate forges ahead
MINNEAPOLIS - Work to settle Prince’s estate is moving forward, and a closed hearing is expected to be held this week to resolve an undisclosed dispute between the likely heirs and the trust com...
Sep 25, 2016
Road to debate: Trump built image as he built business
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump once claimed to be publicity shy. No joke. It’s right there in The New York Times of Nov. 1, 1976. In the same article, the 30-year-old real estate developer talks up h...
Sep 25, 2016
Clock Ticking Down on Final Decision for $36B Pacific NorthWest LNG Project
CALGARY - Time is running out for the federal government to decide on whether to approve the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, which could open the way for one of the largest infrastructure investments i...
Sep 25, 2016
Global Affairs confirms Canadian one of three people taken hostage in Libya
Ottawa has confirmed that a Canadian is among three people taken hostage in Libya earlier this week. In a statement Sunday, Global Affairs spokesman Michael O’Shaughnessy says the Canadian gover...
Sep 25, 2016
Clock ticking down on final decision for $36B Pacific NorthWest LNG project
CALGARY - Time is running out for the federal government to decide on whether to approve the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, which could open the way for one of the largest infrastructure investments i...
Sep 25, 2016
Diplomat's teen son, snared in Miami double murder, deported back to Canada
A teenager caught up in a double shooting in Florida that left his older brother dead has been quietly deported to Canada following a remarkable standoff between U.S. federal authorities and the state...
Sep 25, 2016
Liberals face rumblings of East Coast discontent a year after electoral sweep
HALIFAX - Less than a year after the federal Liberals won all 32 seats in Atlantic Canada, some East Coasters are feeling taken for granted. Critics and political observers say a number of perceived m...
Sep 25, 2016