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Canadians make harrowing trek to Haiti airport as Ottawa advises against travel
MONTREAL - An Ottawa physician who navigated the dangerous roads of Haiti Friday to get to the Port-au-Prince airport with three Canadian colleagues says he feel lucky to be alive ...
Feb 17, 2019
Fire in slum kills 9 in southeastern Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A devastating blaze raced through a crammed slum in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring several others, a fire official said. The fire brok...
Feb 17, 2019
Amazon's exit could scare off tech companies from New York
NEW YORK - Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine's Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax...
Feb 17, 2019
Paradise area was heaven for victims of deadly wildfire
On that frantic morning, TK Huff was calm. The 71-year-old amputee sat in his wheelchair, pointing a garden hose at what quickly became the deadliest wildfire in California history. Nobody knew at the...
Feb 17, 2019
Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border
WASHINGTON - Defiant in the wake of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving to secure more money for his long-promise...
Feb 17, 2019
AP analysis: Hundreds of companies excused from steel tariff
WASHINGTON - Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other co...
Feb 17, 2019
Father charged with first-degree murder in daughter's death
The alarms rang out in the middle of the night, triggered by a mother's urgent pleas to police to save her daughter hours after she celebrated her 11th birthday. Many jolted awake by the rin...
Feb 17, 2019
Whitecaps trade Vancouver snow for California sun with latest training trip
VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert can't wait to get back to training with his Vancouver Whitecaps teammates - even if the field is covered with snow. A wintry weather system left the 'Caps turf covered...
Feb 17, 2019
Israeli leader pledges funds for museum for Jewish WWII vets
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday that his government would allocate the necessary funds to complete a long-promised museum honouring Jewish World War II veterans. T...
Feb 17, 2019
Iran points to Pakistan after deadly attack on Guard
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament speaker said Sunday that an attack that killed 27 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard was "planned and carried out from inside Pakistan," which he said should ...
Feb 17, 2019