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US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a disappointing 0.1% in August as continued weakness in nonresidential construction offset the best gain in home building in nine months. The latest fi...
Oct 03, 2019
Trudeau defends use of two planes, calls Tory criticism a 'far-right tactic'
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending his campaign's use of two planes and suggesting the Conservative leader's criticism over it is a "far-right tactic." Tory leader Andrew Scheer say...
Oct 03, 2019
Conservatives pledge to expand tax credit for volunteer fire, search and rescue
UPPER KINGSCLEAR, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to expand a program giving volunteer search and rescue workers and firefighters tax credits for their supplies. He says if elect...
Oct 03, 2019
Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers
PARIS - An administrator armed with a knife attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, officials said. Police union official Loic Tr...
Oct 03, 2019
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
NEW YORK - Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former Vice-President Joe Biden. The post was removed because of...
Oct 03, 2019
Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on ‘red beret’
KAMPALA, Uganda - A popular singer who is challenging Uganda's long-time president is urging his supporters to defy a government ban on civilian use of the red beret that has become a symbol of his mo...
Oct 03, 2019
Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today. The win...
Oct 03, 2019
Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - This Kiss concert is happening Down Under, all right. The rock group will play a show next month in Australia for sharks and eight fans, who will listen through underwater speake...
Oct 03, 2019
Impeachment standoff: Trump sees hoax, Dems see stonewalling
WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats on Wednesday, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defence with name-calling and expletives. Quie...
Oct 03, 2019
Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
LISBON, Portugal - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative politician who played a leading role in cementing democracy after Portugal's 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the U.N....
Oct 03, 2019