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Authorities say bomber mocked Trump before subway attack
By Tom Hays And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press NEW YORK - The Bangladeshi immigrant arrested in a botched suicide bombing in the New York subway mocked President Donald Trump on Facebook on hi...
Dec 12, 2017
Trudeau appoints Richard Wagner as chief justice of Supreme Court
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Montreal-born Richard Wagner, a self-proclaimed advocate of judicial independence, will become the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Prim...
Dec 12, 2017
Liberals win three of four byelections, including upset in B.C.; Tories hold one
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals scored another byelection upset Monday, snatching the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock away from the Conservatives. Gordie Hogg won the riding with...
Dec 12, 2017
Feds to give provinces 75 per cent of pot tax revenues, own take capped at $100M
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to give the provinces and territories a 75 per cent share of the tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced t...
Dec 11, 2017
Doctors call on Ottawa to exempt medicinal marijuana from sales, excise tax
OTTAWA - More than 50 doctors from across Canada are calling on Ottawa to withdraw its plan to charge tax on medicinal marijuana. The doctors, who describe themselves as physicians who routinely presc...
Dec 11, 2017
Privacy commissioner opens formal investigation into Uber data breach
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner has opened a formal investigation into the large data breach that Uber announced in November. The decision to launch the probe comes weeks after Uber disclose...
Dec 11, 2017
Don’t destroy gay-sex records, historians urge as feds move bill through Commons
OTTAWA - Four leading researchers say a federal plan to destroy the criminal records of people convicted of same-sex activity is a "troubling feature" of proposed legislation intended to help make ame...
Dec 11, 2017
Mary Blige, Mariah Carey, Nick Jonas get Golden Globe nods
NEW YORK - Pop stars are invading the Golden Globes again this year with nominees such as Mariah Carey, Nick Jonas and Mary J. Blige, who is up for two awards. Blige earned nominations Monday for her ...
Dec 11, 2017
Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 4
NEW YORK - A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour...
Dec 11, 2017
Voters in four federal ridings pick new MP today in byelections
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will get a chance to test its popularity today with four federal byelections. The most heated race is the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock wher...
Dec 11, 2017
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