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Hair stylist Rinaldo, made famous by Mila Mulroney’s bob, dead at 82
OTTAWA – An Ottawa hair stylist whose scissors tended to the tresses of some of…
As they turn 83, surviving Dionne quintuplets seek secure funding for birthplace
SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE, Que. – Cecile and Annette Dionne have just two items on their wish list…
RCMP still looking for boy’s remains 38 years after he was murdered
STEINBACH, Man. – RCMP have issued an appeal asking for the public’s help in finding…
Body-slamming the press: Gianforte skirmish marks spike in media hostility
WASHINGTON – A reporter being slammed into the ground by a Republican politician, prompting criminal…
Investigation in fatal military parachute accident looks at training, procedures
YORKTON, Sask. – A report on the death of a search-and-rescue technician in a parachute…
Former military medic gets nine months in prison for inappropriate breast exams
OTTAWA – A former military medical technician convicted of conducting inappropriate breast exams on female…
Top court hears federal government’s appeal on residential school records
OTTAWA – Lawyers for the federal government and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation…
Liberals fork over another $30 million to keep Canada at F-35 table
OTTAWA – Canada has quietly paid another $30 million toward development of the F-35 —…
A sister uses her gifts to send messages to fallen soldier
NEENAH, Wis. – She begins each time by sharpening her tools, with the sound of…
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McNeil pressed on broken promises at second Nova Scotia campaign debate
HALIFAX – Tory Leader Jamie Baillie cast himself Thursday night as the only man who…
Nigel Wright broke ethics rules during Duffy affair, watchdog report says
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s one-time chief of staff was never prosecuted for…
Macedonia’s foreign ministry summons Serbian ambassador
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia’s foreign ministry has summoned Serbia’s ambassador to explain the presence of…
Former Greek prime minister recovering from bombing
ATHENS, Greece – Greek former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos was recuperating well Friday from injuries…
Turkish committee: US-based cleric was behind failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey – The head of a Turkish parliamentary investigative committee said Friday there was…
Albania announces Pelican Day to promote threatened birds
TIRANA, Albania – Albania’s government has declared May 10 as Pelican Day in an effort…
Voters in Bernier’s hometown say they like the man more than the party
SAINT-GEORGES, Que. – In Beauce, a region of rolling hills, entrepreneurs and pick-up trucks south…
Report: EU trade boss says pre-Brexit trade deal unrealistic
BERLIN – The European Union’s trade commissioner says it’s “unrealistic” to expect that a trade…
CEO pay by the numbers: How big were last year’s raises?
The typical big-company CEO raked in $11.5 million last year in salary, stock and other…
Cyprus’ economy expected to pick up speed over next 2 years
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus’ economic growth is projected to pick up from 2.8 per cent…
Pipemakers in Regina vote to give union executive power to call strike
REGINA – Hundreds of unionized workers at Evraz North America’s steel plant in Regina have…
Woman, boyfriend charged in fatal cocaine overdose of boy, 9
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – An Ohio woman and her boyfriend have been indicted for the cocaine…
Neve Campbell says ‘House of Cards’ now ‘a nice escape’ from real-world politics
NEW YORK – When Netflix’s presidential drama “House of Cards” premiered in 2013 it was…
Oh baby! DC zoo officials hoping to get panda pregnant
WASHINGTON – Zoo officials in Washington are hoping to get panda mom Mei Xiang pregnant…
Saldana and Del Toro help open new Disney ‘Guardians’ ride
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Stepping inside Disney’s latest theme park attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission…