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China-US row over tech giant Huawei overshadows trade talks
BEIJING - U.S. criminal charges against Chinese electronics giant Huawei have sparked a fresh round of trans-Pacific recriminations, with Beijing demanding Tuesday that Washington back off what it cal...
Jan 31, 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...
Jan 31, 2019
Supreme Court to rule on whether energy companies can abandon old wells
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule today on whether energy companies can walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to clean up behind them. A 2016 ruling i...
Jan 31, 2019
China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO's chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country "fairly and with due process." In his first public comments about the case, Secretary-General Jens ...
Jan 31, 2019
ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that's gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has...
Jan 31, 2019
Ukraine's president announces re-election bid for March vote
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has launched his campaign for re-election in March's vote, which promises to be a bitter contest between him and a former prime minister. Addressin...
Jan 31, 2019
NDP struggles to raise money as rival parties boast of record fundraising hauls
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative, Liberal and Green parties all boasted record fundraising hauls as they headed into an election year, but the New Democrats continued to struggle to raise money. Acc...
Jan 31, 2019
Sebastian Giovinco berates Toronto FC for its handling of contract impasse
TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco made sure he left Toronto FC on his own terms, turning to social media within hours of his sale to Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal FC on Wednesday to berate the MLS club's hand...
Jan 31, 2019
Canadian judges must reach out to marginalized, retiring N.S. chief justice says
HALIFAX - After a career championing social justice issues, Nova Scotia's chief justice is retiring Thursday with a challenge to judges across Canada: Do more outreach with marginalized comm...
Jan 31, 2019
Mariah Carey shakes off boycott calls for her Saudi concert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Mariah Carey, one of the world's most celebrated artists, is performing in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the first time, but there's a growing chorus of Saudi women callin...
Jan 31, 2019