The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war.
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. -- Just a few days after it was announced, plans for a multi-million-dollar boardwalk and viewing platform at Peggy's Cove are getting a reception as rocky as the cove itself. Critics say there should have been more consultation and believe the proposed structure will actually ruin some of the scenery at the site.
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A commission stood up by U.S. President Donald Trump as a rebuttal to schools applying a more accurate history curriculum around slavery in the U.S. issued its inflammatory report on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr.
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VANCOUVER -- Search and rescue crews are lauding a 17 year-old for his quick-thinking and common sense, after the teen was lost in snowy mountain terrain over the weekend. The teen, who wishes to be identified only by his first name, Robert, said he was snowmobiling Saturday afternoon with his father and brother on Mica Mountain, which is east of 100 Mile House.
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Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is looking into a donation to the failed leadership campaign of MP Derek Sloan that may have come from a self-described white nationalist.
Frederick P. Fromm donated $131 to the Conservative Party of Canada in August 2020, while the party was in the midst of its leadership race, according to Elections Canada records.
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Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is looking into a donation to the failed leadership campaign of MP Derek Sloan that may have come from a self-described white nationalist.
Frederick P. Fromm donated $131 to the Conservative Party of Canada in August 2020, while the party was in the midst of its leadership race, according to Elections Canada records.
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TORONTO -- Thanks to a Twitter thread, Canadians are remembering the life of the late U.S. Second World War veteran Lanier Phillips, who had a special connection to Canada after being saved by Newfoundlanders more than 80 years ago.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine is a pied piper of a figure who dared raise the hopes of the country's youth, only to be beaten in an election with the odds tipped against him by a man who has had his hands on the levers of power for 35 years.
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MONTREAL -- Nearly 1,500 tickets for curfew violations were handed out between Jan. 11 to 17, Quebec's Ministry of Public Security announced on Twitter on Monday. Bilan contraventions COUVRE-FEU 20h-5h | 1 429 constats d'infraction ont été remis par les corps de police du Québec entre le 11 et le 17 janvier 2021.
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U.S. federal authorities are looking for a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
However, the FBI said in an arrest warrant Sunday, that Riley June Williams has been charged with illegally entering the Capitol and with disorderly conduct, not theft.
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