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THE LATEST: Carney suspends campaign to chair meeting as PM
Mark Carney has paused his election campaign for a third time to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. But according to columnist Lorne Gunter, Trump’s tariffs are the campaign.
Walmart employee kills co-worker in Georgia store and wounds person outside, sheriff says
COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and wounded a person outside early Friday morning while the business was closed to the public, authorities ...
Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient’s embryo from her in vitro fertilization clinic due to “human error,” ...
Australian opposition leader says his home was the target of an alleged bomb plot
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton confirmed on Friday that his family home had been the ...
Carney in Ottawa today for cabinet committee meeting on U.S. relations
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet ...
Duty-free shops see business ’falling off the cliff’ as travellers shun U.S.
MONTREAL — A group of duty-free shop owners says sales are plunging as Canadian travellers steer clear of the U.S. amid anger ...
China will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%
BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled ...
Subway tunnel collapses during construction in South Korea, likely leaving 2 trapped
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A subway tunnel under construction near Seoul collapsed on Friday, likely leaving two workers trapped at the site, officials said. The National Fire Agency said in a ...
DEAR ABBY: Comedian brothers’ feud is no laughing matter
Kurt has not attended a family gathering where Jared is in attendance for more than a year. Recently, Kurt said he would attend our holidays and could be civil, but now Jared says he won’t be in the ...
Asian shares sink with Japan’s Nikkei down 5.6% as China-U.S. trade war escalates
The deepening worries over U.S. President Donald Trump’ s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down ...
WARMINGTON: Carney may be a boring banker, but drama still follows Liberals
Every time Liberal Leader Mark Carney started to get on a roll by slagging U.S. President Donald Trump, someone would scream ...
THE LATEST: Carney pausing election campaign again after rally in Hamilton
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has paused his campaign for a third time, returning to Ottawa after his Thursday evening rally in ...