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In the news today, June 18

June 18, 2019

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, June 18———TRANS MOUNTAIN DECISION DEADLINE TODAYThe federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion ...

New tool launched to shine light on ethnic media coverage of election issues

June 18, 2019

OTTAWA — A new tool launched Tuesday could help voters learn what political issues are resonating in ethnic media and how that could impact voting in the fall federal ...

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

June 18, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely ...

The Rock and other stars promote positivity at MTV awards

June 17, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says a person is most powerful when staying true to themselves and encouraged others to adopt that approach while accepting a top ...

Police: 3 passengers shot on Chicago city bus after argument

June 17, 2019

CHICAGO — Police say an argument aboard a Chicago city bus led to a shooting that injured three passengers, two of them teenagers.Authorities say a 35-year-old man pulled out...

'He was being creepy:' Alleged victim testifies at Mountie's sex assault trial

June 17, 2019

RED DEER, Alta. — A woman has testified that an RCMP officer was "being creepy" when he arrested her in central Alberta three years ago and told her to show him her ...

Manitoba Mountie pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting death of driver

June 17, 2019

THOMPSON, Man. — An RCMP officer pleaded not guilty Monday to manslaughter, criminal negligence and other charges stemming from an on-duty shooting following a vehicle ...

Commons committee wants to curb criminal prosecutions of HIV non-disclosure

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal government should strictly limit the use of criminal law to prosecute people for not telling a sex partner they are HIV-positive, the House of Commons ...

UN high commissioner urges redress as Canada responds to MMIWG inquiry

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA — Canada's response to the conclusions of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls should include some form of redress for the victims and ...

'Forgive me, Lord:' Manslaughter trial hears recordings of Calgary grandfather

June 17, 2019

CALGARY — A trial for a man charged in the death of his grandson has heard recordings of what appear to be the accused praying for forgiveness.Allan Perdomo Lopez is charged ...

Was the Acadian expulsion a genocide? New committee to explore that question

June 17, 2019

It is widely accepted that the deportation of more than 10,000 Acadians from the Maritimes in the late 1700s was a crime against humanity, even by contemporary standards.But ...

'Emanuel' explores life after tragic church shooting

June 17, 2019

NEW YORK — Jennifer Pinckney was hiding under a desk holding the mouth of her then-6-year-old daughter when Dylann Roof fired more than 70 shots in Mother Emanuel AME Church ...

Liberals' balancing act between energy and the environment climaxes this week

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is ...

Montreal's new Champlain Bridge to open June 24, six months behind schedule

June 17, 2019

Montreal's new Samuel De Champlain Bridge will ...

U.S. ramps up concern over B.C. pollution; eight senators write to premier

June 17, 2019

Eight U.S. senators say Canadian mines in British...

Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project's history

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal cabinet's long-awaited decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is due Tuesday. Here are some other key dates in the history of the original ...

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Five things to know about the project

June 17, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal cabinet's long-awaited decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is due Tuesday. Here are five things to know about the project. 1. What is ...

Egypt's ousted President Morsi buried after courtroom death

June 17, 2019

CAIRO — Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse ...

Earthquake in southern China kills 11 people, injures 122

June 17, 2019

BEIJING — A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said.The Yibin city ...

Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dead at 70

June 17, 2019

NEW YORK — Alan Brinkley, an influential historian and academic who traced the evolution of liberalism from the New Deal to the 21st century and was a popular commentator on ...

Another "Empire" actor arrested, but on traffic offence

June 17, 2019

CHICAGO — Another "Empire" actor has been arrested in Chicago, but this time on a traffic-related offence.Police spokeswoman Karie James said Monday that Bryshere Gray, who ...

Groups launch challenge of Quebec's secularism bill one day after it becomes law

June 17, 2019

MONTREAL — Less than 24 hours after it became law, groups representing Canadian Muslims and civil liberties advocates sought Monday to have Quebec's secularism legislation ...

Brothers of Winnipeg bus driver killed on the job call his death senseless

June 17, 2019

WINNIPEG — The brothers of a Winnipeg bus driver who was fatally stabbed on the job broke down in tears at a sentencing hearing today for the man who killed him.They said ...

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