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Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin loses in bid for council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin has finished as the runner-up in his first political bid. Surin ran in Sunday's municipal byelection in Laval, Que., a city just north ...
Nov 25, 2019
Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains ...
Nov 25, 2019
Agriculture Roundup for Monday November 25, 2019
Canadian Western Agribition opens this morning with a long-standing tradition.Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit has been given the honour of Burning the Brand which kicks off the six-day e...
Nov 25, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Maryland man who wants a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices on Monday left in place a Maryl...
Nov 25, 2019
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...
Nov 25, 2019
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
IRBIL, Iraq - Vice-President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States' Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump or...
Nov 25, 2019
Iraqi officials: 2 protesters dead amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing two people in a third day of fierce clashes in central Baghdad, security and hospit...
Nov 25, 2019
French luxury group LVMH to buy Tiffany for $16.2 billion
PARIS - French luxury group LVMH has agreed to buy iconic New York jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, adding a famed star to its portfolio that already boasts Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior a...
Nov 25, 2019
Charles Schwab buys TD Ameritrade in brokerage blockbuster
NEW YORK - Charles Schwab is buying rival TD Ameritrade for $26 billion, a blockbuster deal accelerated by massive disruption in the online brokerage industry. Competitive pressure has already forced ...
Nov 25, 2019
Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery
VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a repor...
Nov 25, 2019