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Tech giants called to testify in Ottawa in international probe of fake news
OTTAWA - An international committee of legislators wants executives from some of the world's largest digital and social-media firms to testify on disinformation and "fake news" when it meets in O...
Feb 20, 2019
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted li...
Feb 20, 2019
Death in Cat Lake First Nation shaking up community: Ontario NDP MP
OTTAWA - Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus says the death of a 48-year-old woman in Cat Lake First Nation is shaking up community residents and he doesn't know what it will take for the federal government ...
Feb 20, 2019
Canadian driver Wickens posts heartwarming video of dance with fiancee
Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens' latest update on his rehabilitation from a horrifying crash took a heartwarming turn when he stood up for a brief dance with his fiancee. Wickens posted a vide...
Feb 20, 2019
U.K.'s pro-Huawei signals give Canada breathing space on 5G decision: expert
OTTAWA - Canadian officials will be "cheering from the sidelines" over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any security risks posed by Huawei Technologies' involvement in ...
Feb 20, 2019
Federal appeals court says it can't hear NDP case on satellite-office expenses
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says it can't intervene in a case where more than five dozen NDP MPs were ordered to repay $2.7 million in expenses the House of Commons says w...
Feb 20, 2019
Saying sorry: CN apologizes to Manitoba rancher for oil spill after derailment
ST-LAZARE, Man. - A top CN executive telephoned a Manitoba rancher on Monday to apologize after one of the company's trains derailed and spilled oil on his land. "CN executive vice...
Feb 20, 2019
Quebecer in court seeking assisted death wants control of her destiny
MONTREAL - Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative diseases are arguing that laws governing medical assistance in dying are unconstitutional and that legislators exceeded their powers by s...
Feb 20, 2019
Longtime skip Russ Howard as smooth on the air as he was on the ice
SYDNEY, N.S. - Longtime skip Russ Howard wasn't expecting to embark on a long television broadcasting career when he first entered the booth nearly two decades ago. "In 2001, we lost t...
Feb 20, 2019
Searchers to return to avalanche-prone peak near Vancouver looking for snowshoer
VANCOUVER - Rescuers intend to make another attempt to find a snowshoer who has been missing since an avalanche in the backcountry of Vancouver's North Shore. North Shore Rescue team leader ...
Feb 20, 2019