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US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...
Dec 19, 2019

Ex-'60 Minutes' reporter sues New York magazine over article
AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...
Dec 19, 2019

Three former St. Michael's students to be sentenced in sex assault case
TORONTO - Three former students of an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto are expected to be sentenced today for their roles in an assault and two sexual assaults on campus. Court has heard that the t...
Dec 19, 2019

Supreme Court to rule on Super Bowl TV ads, spies in setting review principles
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to set down legal principles today that help settle disparate feuds over Super Bowl TV commercials and whether the sons of Russian spies...
Dec 19, 2019

B.C. father who killed his daughters, aged 4 and 6, to be sentenced
VICTORIA - A father convicted of murdering his two daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 is scheduled to be sentenced today by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in Victoria. A...
Dec 19, 2019

In Quebec, there's no embarrassment in being called a nationalist
MONTREAL - Buying a new bathtub or kitchen sink isn't a usually a political decision, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault tried to make it one this year with a subtle call in October to ...
Dec 19, 2019

Eddy returns to Scotties for first time since dropping '97 final to Schmirler
Chelsea Carey's team has a guaranteed spot in the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada. Lori Eddy and her Nunavut teammates are the first to join the defendi...
Dec 19, 2019

Canadian world downhill ski champion John Kucera at the helm of former team
The first Canadian man to win a world championship in downhill skiing is now the head coach of his former team. John Kucera oversees a disparate Canadian men's downhill squad ...
Dec 19, 2019

Masse, Oleksiak among Canadians competing in inaugural swim league final
Olympic medallist Kylie Masse was looking for a way to keep her competitive drive fresh after finishing out her collegiate swimming career at the University of Toronto. The International Swimming...
Dec 19, 2019

Trump ally US Rep. Mark Meadows won't seek reelection
RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection. In a statement, the North Carolina congressman said he struggled...
Dec 19, 2019