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Cdn military program seeking help to find and take out waste in space
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is looking for help taking out the trash in space. Over the last two years, the military's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program has awarded 16 contract...
Jan 18, 2020
Flames' Tkachuk attempting to distance himself from feud with Kassian, Oilers
TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...
Jan 18, 2020
Man City held by Palace as Arsenal, Spurs drop points
MANCHESTER, England - Fernandinho's own-goal in the 90th minute saw Manchester City draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace on Saturday, bringing English Premier League leader Liverpool even closer to the title....
Jan 18, 2020
New Mets manager Beltrán out amid sign-stealing scandal
NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn, called out on a curveball again. So for the second time since they last threw a pitch, the New York Mets are in the market for a new manager. Sign of the times. Beltrn's 2 1/...
Jan 18, 2020
FBI plans to notify states about local election breaches
WASHINGTON - The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials said Thursday. In the past, the FBI would alert loc...
Jan 18, 2020
Prince Harry, Meghan to give up 'royal highness' titles
caLONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds after a deal was struck for them to step aside as senior roy...
Jan 18, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
More than 16,000 people nabbed by RCMP between border crossings in 2019
OTTAWA - The number of people intercepted by the RCMP as they crossed into Canada between official border points fell in 2019, newly released federal figures show, but overall, the number of asylum cl...
Jan 18, 2020
Newfoundland reeling in wake of monster blizzard that buried St. John's
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Environment Canada has ended a blizzard warning for the St. John's, N.L., area this morning but a state of emergency and storm surge warning remain in effect following a m...
Jan 18, 2020
FBI arrest former Canadian reservist, suspected neo-Nazi, in United States
OTTAWA - A former Canadian Forces engineer who disappeared after he was accused of being a neo-Nazi has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on firearms charges and appeared in a Unite...
Jan 18, 2020
U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. Senate finally passed North America's long-delayed new free trade pact Thursday, its final piece of legislative business before it transforms into a high...
Jan 18, 2020