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NYC mayor announces Iowa trip ahead of expected 2020 entry
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) is announcing travel plans to a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. De Blas...
May 15, 2019
Commons committee calls for strict rules on streaming services, online piracy
OTTAWA - An all-party committee of MPs is recommending the government set stricter rules for Canadian content on foreign streaming services and a crackdown on internet piracy. The House of Commons her...
May 15, 2019
Tories accuse Liberals of politicizing terror report as Goodale defends move
OTTAWA - The federal Tories are accusing the Trudeau government of playing politics by stripping specific references to specific religious groups from its annual report on terrorism. Conservative...
May 15, 2019
Trump issues order that appears to target China's Huawei
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to thre...
May 15, 2019
Stone's late goal caps wild game as Canada beats Slovakia 6-5 at worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored a power-play with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to give Canada a 6-5 win over host Slovakia on Monday at the world hockey championship. Stone took a pas...
May 15, 2019
Canadian drug makers hit with $1.1B suit for pushing opioids despite risks
TORONTO - Canadian drug makers enriched themselves at the expense of vulnerable patients by illegally and deceptively promoting highly addictive opioids that have killed thousands in recent years, a p...
May 15, 2019
Cases of cancer caused by obesity expected to triple
It's expected that, by 2042, the number of cases of cancer caused by obesity in Canada will triple.The new numbers are based on the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer study, funded by the...
May 15, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast said staff firs...
May 15, 2019
Quebec cattle farmers want Beyond Meat to stop marketing itself as plant-based meat
MONTREAL - Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as "plant-based meat....
May 15, 2019
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. The 94-year-old f...
May 15, 2019