Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Taliban-U.S. deal a step to fragile peace, says ex-Afghan envoy to Canada
OTTAWA - Omar Samad calls the agreement reached this past weekend between the United States and the Taliban a "peace opportunity," not an actual deal. Afghanistan's former ambassador to Canada sa...
Mar 04, 2020
Ending campaign, Bloomberg says defeating Trump his priority
NEW YORK - In just over 100 days, Mike Bloomberg spent over $500 million of his own fortune in a quixotic bid for the presidency that collapsed in stunning fashion on Super Tuesday, when he won just o...
Mar 03, 2020
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, Dem Cal Cunningham are NC Senate picks
RALEIGH, N.C. - Former Democratic state lawmaker Cal Cunningham, the primary candidate favoured by his party's leaders in the U.S. Senate, advanced Tuesday to a general election challenge against GOP ...
Mar 03, 2020
In NC, Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest win primaries
RALEIGH, N.C. - Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina won his party's primary Tuesday and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in the November general election, seeking a second term. It's ...
Mar 03, 2020
Democrats: Judge extends Tennessee voting in storm-hit area
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A judge has extended voting hours in a Nashville-area county after four Democratic presidential candidates sued to keep Super Tuesday polls open after tornado damage there, a Democrat...
Mar 03, 2020
New Veterans Affairs office aimed at advancing gender equality
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada is opening a new office intended to better serve women and those with specific needs stemming from their sexual orientation or gender identity. The office is aime...
Mar 03, 2020
Justin Trudeau surprise guest at citizenship ceremony in Nova Scotia
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stunned a group of new Canadians on Tuesday when he showed up unannounced at a citizenship ceremony at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. The 45 ...
Mar 03, 2020
B.C. to improve paid leave for workers affected by domestic and sexual violence
VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia affected by domestic or sexual violence will be eligible for up to five days of paid leave a year under legislation introduced Tuesday that amends the province's...
Mar 03, 2020
Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had 'good talk'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to have ever spoken directly with the militant group ...
Mar 03, 2020
Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion Canada's unity is under threat
OTTAWA - Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion that Indigenous protests and western alienation are a threat to Canada's national unity. The former Liberal prime minister said Tuesday that Canada has...
Mar 03, 2020
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