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Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - A burst sprinkler pipe flooded several levels of the Parliament Hill building holding the temporary House of Commons on Tuesday, a day after members of Parliament started working there. On th...
Jan 29, 2019
Apple opens new chapter as iPhone sales fall and stock sinks
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales drooped during the holiday s...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality
TORONTO - Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They ...
Jan 29, 2019
UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG - More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after two boats capsized Tuesday off the tiny East African nation of Djibouti, the U.N. migration agency said. Local police had found f...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Cou...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Cou...
Jan 29, 2019
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
The employer of a Canadian man detained in China expressed confidence Sunday in the Trudeau government following the firing of ambassador John McCallum, a positive glimmer in an otherwise grim post-mo...
Jan 29, 2019
Palace knocks Tottenham out of FA Cup, Chelsea advances
LONDON - Tottenham exited its second competition in four days after losing 2-0 at Crystal Palace in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday, and defending champion Chelsea was boosted by two video re...
Jan 29, 2019
Canada looks to ensure safety of Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign ministry says it is prepared to do everything it can to ensure the safety of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by Pakistan's top court. The decision handed down Tuesda...
Jan 29, 2019
Canada's Andreescu wins first WTA event, beats Pegula at Oracle Challenger
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu earned her first WTA tournament title on Sunday, defeating American Jessica Pegula 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Oracle Challenger Series. T...
Jan 29, 2019