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Queen guitarist Brian May protests Japanese dolphin hunts
TOKYO - Brian May, guitarist of British rock group Queen, is taking a stand against Japan’s dolphin killing, saying the slaughter of animals should end in the same way society has turned against...
Sep 23, 2016
Syria diplomacy: A US-Russia deal unravels and war revs up
NEW YORK - In a New York hotel room earlier this week, Russia thought it was close to a deal with the U.S. to revive a cease-fire deal for Syria. A three-day period of calm would go into effect, accom...
Sep 23, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Sept. 23
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- FEDS WARN OF CRIPPLING ‘INSIDER’ CYBERTHREAT Federal officials have quietly warned operators of electrical grids, transportation h...
Sep 23, 2016
Anything goes in digital advertising, even MacDonald's four-hour McWrap video
TORONTO - In the ever-changing landscape of advertising, anything goes - even a seemingly never-ending video of a breakfast sandwich being prepared. Earlier this week MacDonald’s posted a four-h...
Sep 23, 2016
Advanced computing could doom current online security protections: spy chief
OTTAWA - The day is coming when hackers will be able to crack the encryption people rely on for secure online banking and shopping, the head of Canada’s cyberspy agency says. Experts estimate th...
Sep 23, 2016
'Not impressed': Fort McMurray residents bemoan steep utility bills
CALGARY - Energy bills arriving in Fort McMurray, Alta., months after a wildfire forced the entire city to evacuate have come as a shock to some residents still trying to restore some normalcy to thei...
Sep 23, 2016
NEB says stalled review of Energy East Pipeline has cost $685,000
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says its review of the Energy East Pipeline cost at least $685,000 before members of the panel presiding over hearings into the development resigned, putting the ex...
Sep 23, 2016
Royals to visit iconic, B.C., Yukon locales oozing with beauty, social values
VICTORIA - The indigenous guardians of British Columbia’s remote and largely untouched Great Bear Rainforest are preparing a royal welcome for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as part of a Cana...
Sep 23, 2016
Xavier Dolan's 'It's Only the End of the World' is Canada's foreign-language Oscar pick
MONTREAL - When it comes to earning his first-ever Oscar nomination, the third time could be the charm for Xavier Dolan. The Montreal filmmaker’s “It’s Only the End of the World̶...
Sep 23, 2016
Guam leader Oks bill ending time limits in child sex cases
HAGATNA, Guam - Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges for civil cases, a move that Catholic leaders say could bankrup...
Sep 23, 2016