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Safety board has options for investigation of runway overshoot in Halifax
HALIFAX - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are trying to determine why a passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield In...
Jan 06, 2020

Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspi...
Jan 06, 2020

Canada watching Iraq and cannabis edibles; In The News for Jan. 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 6. What we are watching in Canada ... A&n...
Jan 06, 2020

A mix of risk-takers and classic Hollywood at Golden Globes
NEW YORK - Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw led the fashion risk-takers at the Golden Globes, while Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Cynthia Erivo topped the lists of many for...
Jan 06, 2020

Well-wishes to Australia sent from Golden Globe stage
NEW YORK - Australian communities battling wildfires were given several messages of support at the Golden Globes, with Ellen DeGeneres, Patricia Arquette and Australian-born Cate Blanchett among those...
Jan 05, 2020

Trump warns of sanctions if Iraq tries to expel U.S. troops
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crim...
Jan 05, 2020

Dube scores in 7th round of shootout, Flames beat Wild 5-4
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sitting at the end of the bench, Dillon Dube couldn't hear his coach call out names, but he kept looking over wanting for his chance in the shootout. For someone who'd never been in ...
Jan 05, 2020

Iran general replacing Soleimani vows revenge for US killing
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad is vowing to take revenge. Esmail Ghaani made the remarks in an interview with Iranian state television ...
Jan 05, 2020

Globes special award: DeGeneres thanks 'power of television'
NEW YORK - Ellen DeGeneres turned her spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards into a very personal stand-up routine, gently mocking traditional award show speeches and ultimately thanking "the power of t...
Jan 05, 2020

Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn flight
TOKYO - Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled the country. Masako Mori told reporters ...
Jan 05, 2020