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Five stories in the news today, April 17
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 17 ——— DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN VISITS…
Philippines goes ahead with ASEAN meet after foiling attack
MANILA, Philippines – More than 200 delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will…
Geologist matches headstones in Titanic cemetery to quarry in New Brunswick
HALIFAX – A geologist using aerial photos appears to have solved a mystery over the…
Shark kills 17-year-old surfer in southern Australia
PERTH, Australia – A 17-year-old surfer was killed by a shark Monday off Australia’s south…
Organized rhyme: How Halifax’s poet laureate became ‘a change-maker’
HALIFAX – A poet didn’t make history in Halifax last week, but she might have…
Body of man who disappeared after Celtics game found
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man who went missing after attending a Boston Celtics game late…
Trump adviser visits Pakistan after massive airstrike
ISLAMABAD – U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser met Monday with Pakistani officials on…
Northeastern B.C. towns see Montney natural gas drilling recovery
CALGARY – Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John…
Reports: Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in western China
BEIJING – A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in western China in apparent…
Vietnam villagers hold dozens of policemen in land dispute
HANOI, Vietnam – Villagers in Vietnam’s capital on Monday were holding more than 30 people,…
Warm summer means increased risk of forest fires, meteorologists say
Nearly a year after the massive wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, Alta., a climate scientist…
Rabbit rescues prepare for peak season, expecting Easter bunnies to be abandoned
Rabbit rescue organizations are preparing for an influx of surrendered and stray bunnies as Easter…
About 100 Kashmir students hurt in clash with Indian troops
SRINAGAR, India – At least 100 Kashmiri students were injured Monday in anti-India protests and…
Changing Trump views toward Russia, China worry some allies
WASHINGTON – Once soft on Russia and hard on China, President Donald Trump rapidly reversed…
Tensions spike over N. Korea, but Pyongyang barely notices
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – The clouds of war, it might seem, are…