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Wiarton Willie predicts early spring; Shubenacadie Sam says there's more winter to come
There's conflicting predictions from Canada's two most famous forecasting groundhogs, with Wiarton Willie heralding an early spring while Subenacadie Sam claims there will be six more weeks of winter....
Feb 02, 2019
Trump breaks brief public silence during border negotiations
WASHINGTON - After days sequestered behind closed doors, President Donald Trump let loose Thursday, holding forth on border security negotiations, North Korea and other topics from the Oval Office. Tr...
Feb 02, 2019
Long johns to short sleeves: Rapid thaw follows polar blast
CHICAGO - In Illinois, temperatures could rise by 80 degrees within days. In Michigan, melting snow and rain and a 17-mile ice jam could lead to flooding. Across the Midwest, the sudden warmth was sur...
Feb 02, 2019
Report: Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing
WASHINGTON - As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban are largel...
Feb 02, 2019
ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
Immigrants have gone on hunger strikes over the past month to protest conditions inside detention facilities, prompting officials to force-feed six of them through plastic nasal tubes at a Texas locat...
Feb 02, 2019
Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same
MOSCOW - Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimi...
Feb 02, 2019
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - The chief of NATO weighed into the ongoing diplomatic spat between China and Canada when he called on Chinese officials Thursday to treat two Canadians detained in the countr...
Feb 02, 2019
Bankrupt energy companies can't abandon old wells, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to c...
Feb 02, 2019
French yellow vest protesters back on the streets
PARIS - France's yellow vest protesters are taking to the streets to keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 12th straight weekend of demonstrations. Multiple protests ...
Feb 02, 2019
Flood watches, evacuation orders as storm hits California
SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful storm descending on California Saturday threatened flooding in the entire San Francisco Bay Area and areas stripped bare by devastating wildfires. The storm that began movin...
Feb 02, 2019