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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:11:06 EST
Trudeau U.S. visit delivers wake-up call about new North American reality

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:16:34 EST
Judge exonerates 2 men for 1965 murder of Malcolm X
More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, and after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon's death, two of his convicted killers have been exonerated...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:05:12 EST
U.S. congressman: Here's why America is more successful than Canada
How's this for an attention-grabbing bit of political oratory? Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin opined that Canada and many other countries are less successful than the United States in a speech deli...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:19:25 EST
Concerns mount over China tennis star's safety after raising sexual assault allegation
Questions on the well-being and whereabouts of a Chinese professional tennis player, who accused a former top government official of sexual assault, have been met by silence.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:41:19 EST
Hundreds of Iraqis fly home from Belarus, abandoning effort to reach EU
Hundreds of Iraqis flew home from Belarus on Thursday, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc's eastern border, where thousands of mig...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:48:06 EST
No injuries reported after Canadian frigate catches fire at sea
A Canadian frigate serving as the flagship for one of NATO's standing naval groups has been damaged by fire off the coast of Norway.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:01:01 EST
Germans are warned that Christmas could be terrible because of high COVID-19 rates
Germany approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel called the pandemic situation in the country "very serious" and said it was "high time" to c...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:36:47 EST
U.K. to hold public inquiry into Novichok poisoning death
The U.K. government said Thursday that it has authorized a public inquiry to better examine any possible Russian involvement in the death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:12:14 EST
U.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. ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:13:05 EST
Statement 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 EST
Rapper 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. ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:09:08 EST
Alec 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 EST
Man 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 EST
Canada, 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. ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 07:05:41 EST
Coronavirus: 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 EST
Restart 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 EST
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Nov. 17

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:09:48 EST
Queen 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 EST
No 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...



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