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AP Exclusive: Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA
NEW YORK - Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she w...
Feb 01, 2020

Weinstein: Private eyes were hired 'for days like this'
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein offered an unscripted defence Thursday of his use of private undercover investigators who allegedly tried to silence his accusers, saying he did it "for days like this." Th...
Feb 01, 2020

Hippo Fiona makes a mess of her Super Bowl pick
CINCINNATI - Bettors looking for an edge in picking Sunday's Super Bowl winner may (or may not) want to consider the selection thrown up by Fiona, the hippopotamus heartthrob at the Cincinnati Zoo &am...
Feb 01, 2020

Sobeys to eliminate plastic bags, but 'Sobeys bag' lives on in Atlantic Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Sobeys will phase out plastic grocery bags across the country this week, but for many Atlantic Canadians the "Sobeys bag" will live on in their kitchen cupboards. The groc...
Feb 01, 2020

Bill to reform broadcast and telecom rules coming soon: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is hinting that changes to Canada's broadcasting and telecom rules could include making online streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon pay ...
Feb 01, 2020

Trump trial could end soon; Alexander says no to witnesses
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared late Thursday night he will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic e...
Feb 01, 2020

Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
MONTREAL - Quebec will expand its deposit system to include different kinds of alcohol and beverage containers in an effort to recycle more products and reduce the amount of waste going ...
Feb 01, 2020

Debate to enact new continental trade pact kicks off in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who presided over the talks that led to a new North American free trade deal, urged the opposition parties to get on with enshrining the rev...
Feb 01, 2020

Worried Ontario father wants young daughter out of virus zone
An Ontario father says he missed his 15-month-old daughter's first steps because she is stuck in the Chinese city at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak. Richard Fabic is hoping to get ...
Feb 01, 2020

Poland urged to end 'damaging' impasse at Jewish museum
WARSAW, Poland - Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner - the Polish government - to comply with an agreement to reappoint the museum's former directo...
Feb 01, 2020