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Australian man, U.S. woman killed in double homicide in northeastern B.C.: RCMP
Police are appealing for the public's help identifying a van connected with the double homicide of a couple found on the side of a highway in northeastern British Columbia as grieving families plan to travel from Australia and the United States.
Court deals major blow to hydropower transmission line
The New Hampshire Supreme Court dealt a possibly fatal blow on Friday, July 19, 2019, to plans for a hydropower transmission line that has raised concerns among communities and environmentalists that it would harm tourism and property values.
Trudeau, Tusk take aim at Trump, and fixing WTO at Canada-EU summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk ended a summit on Thursday, July 18, 2019, that was bathed in the symbolism of solidarity with critical words for U.S. President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric towards female congresswomen.
Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.
Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States in light of a controversial refugee policy implemented this week by the Trump administration.
Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M
The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said on Wednesday, July 17,2019.
Scheer on Trump: It's 'offensive' to question the family background of critics
Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as the ones U.S. President Donald Trump has made about four Democratic congresswomen.
High-speed rail link would run from Vancouver to Seattle in under 1 hour: study
A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the entire region, a new report concludes.
'Facts' show Trump supports NATO despite criticism, Stoltenberg says
Despite President Donald Trump's anti-NATO rhetoric, the "facts on the ground" in Europe show the United States is more supportive of the alliance than before, says NATO's chief.
Trump’s racist tweets: ‘Not how we do things in Canada’
Trudeau has chimed in on Trump's latest Twitter tirade, in which the U.S. president said certain American women politicians should ‘go back’ to the supposedly foreign ‘countries’ they all came from.
California governor criticizes increase in fracking permits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, July 12, 2019, he wants to move the nation's most populous state away from hydraulic fracturing, a day after he fired the state's top oil and gas regulator for issuing twice as many fracking permits this year compared to last.
Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin
American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday, July 11, 2019, that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin.
Fuel makers launch ad criticizing Trump ethanol mandates
An association representing oil refineries launched a television ad in four swing states on Monday, July 8, 2019, criticizing President Donald Trump's moves to expand the use of ethanol in gasoline.
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested on Monday, July 8, 2019.