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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:11:06 ESTTrudeau to push back against protectionist U.S. trade policies at Three Amigos summit
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:12:14 ESTU.S. Congress censures Paul Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
Members of the U.S. Congress have voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.
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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:13:05 ESTStatement attributed to Chinese tennis player raises concerns about her safety, pro tour CEO says
The head of the women's professional tennis tour questioned the legitimacy of what Chinese state media said was a retraction by a Grand Slam doubles champion who has accused a former top government of...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:13:06 ESTRapper Young Dolph killed in Memphis shooting
Rapper Young Dolph, best known for his 2020 album Rich Slave and collaborations with his cousin and fellow Memphis rapper Key Glock, has died in a shooting in Memphis, Tenn. He was 36.
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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:09:08 ESTAlec Baldwin had no reason to fire gun on Rust set, new lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn't called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Sou...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:05:05 ESTMan who shot Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia testifies after judge denies request for mistrial
The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery testified on Wednesday that he feared the 25-year-old Black man was armed with a gun when he encountered Arbery 'creeping' outside an unfinished house in his Geo...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:47:58 ESTCanada, Asian bloc to begin free trade talks in effort to diversify from China
Canada is launching free-trade talks with a major group of southeast Asian countries as it seeks to diversify away from China and find new ways of coping with a snarled global supply chain.
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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 07:05:41 ESTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
Melbourne joined other regions of Australia Thursday in removing pandemic restrictions for the vaccinated, in contrast to Europe where deaths rose five per cent in the last week, making it the only r...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:51:38 EST'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for role in U.S. Capitol riot
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jacob Chansley, the U.S. Capitol rioter nicknamed "QAnon Shaman" for the horned headdress he wore, to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attac...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:56:56 ESTRestart of Amtrak passenger rail service to Canada delayed until 2022
The return of Amtrak's cross-border passenger rail service to Canada has been delayed until early 2022, a spokesperson for the railway told CBC News.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:01:00 ESTThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Nov. 17
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:09:48 ESTQueen Elizabeth carries out first in-person duties since hospital stay
Queen Elizabeth, whose health has come under the spotlight after the 95-year-old missed a Remembrance Sunday service, was pictured standing and smiling on Wednesday at her first in-person engagement s...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:58:05 ESTNo military threat at border with Belarus: Polish president
Poland's president said Wednesday there is 'no military threat' at the European Union's border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants watched over by Belarusian forces are pressing to reach the blo...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:07:51 ESTMore than 1,000 people, mostly Tigrayans, detained in Ethiopia in week: UN
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Nov. 2, which allows suspects to be detained without trial and for house-to-house searches without a warrant.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:55:55 ESTMichigan judge rejects attorney general's effort to move Line 5 case to state court
Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. scored a key victory in the Line 5 dispute Tuesday as a judge in Michigan rejected the state attorney general's bid to get the dispute over the cross-border pipeline kicked...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 ESTThere's a reason Trudeau's Washington visit starts at the Capitol
There's a reason Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to Washington starts at the Capitol building. That's where the biggest source of tension in Canada-U.S. affairs is playing out. Here's the scene ...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:04:36 ESTProsecution rests in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing
The prosecution rested its case on Tuesday against the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery after presenting evidence it said showed the defendants wrongly assumed the worst about a Blac...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:55:17 ESTRussia denies endangering ISS astronauts with weapons test
Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk....
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:43:44 ESTPolish forces use water cannons in clash with migrants at Belarus border
Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused Belarusian authorities of giving smoke grenades and other weapons to...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:07:48 ESTUkraine reports record number of daily COVID-19 deaths
The Netherlands recorded its highest weekly number of positive coronavirus tests over the last seven days, and, as cases continued to soar, lawmakers on Tuesday discussed legislation to limit unvaccin...