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Committee sets time for Wilson-Raybould testimony on SNC-Lavalin controversy
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould will finally give her side of the SNC-Lavalin story on Wednesday, breaking almost three weeks of silence that has fuelled the anonymously sourced controversy and&nbs...
Feb 28, 2019
Wednesday's Scoreboard
Wednesday's GamesSJHLWeyburn 4, Melville 3 (OT)SMAAAHLBlazers 2, Regina 3WHLSwift Current 2, Calgary 3Lethbridge 5, PA 4 (OT)Red Deer 5, Regina 2NHLToronto 6 Edmonton 2Calgary 2 New Jersey 1Tampa Bay ...
Feb 28, 2019
Cohen returns to Capitol Hill after slamming Trump as liar
WASHINGTON - In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex a...
Feb 28, 2019
Analysis: Even without a deal, Kim makes gains at summit
HANOI, Vietnam - As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the...
Feb 28, 2019
The lunch that never was: Trump's North Korea summit falters
HANOI, Vietnam - The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. Water glasses were filled. Wicker fans provided a cool breeze. But nobody came. "Schedule change," Whit...
Feb 28, 2019
Cohen prepared testimony: Trump is 'racist,' 'liar,' 'cheat'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer is preparing to tell a House committee Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to his rival Hillary Clin...
Feb 28, 2019
Booker Prize for fiction secures new financial backer
LONDON - Britain's leading literary award, the Booker Prize, found a new financial backer Thursday after its sponsor of almost two decades pulled out. Prize trustees said the Crankstart Foundation wil...
Feb 28, 2019
Tensions escalate as Indian airstrike hits inside Pakistan
BALAKOT, Pakistan - Tensions escalated sharply on the Asian subcontinent Tuesday with nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India trading accusations and warnings after a pre-dawn airstrike by India t...
Feb 28, 2019
House OKs Democrats' bill blocking Trump emergency on wall
WASHINGTON - House Democrats have ignored a veto threat and passed legislation that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The move has ...
Feb 28, 2019
Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion
CUCUTA, Colombia - The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia's restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers who aba...
Feb 28, 2019