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Downing Street denies claims Theresa May wants to amend Good Friday Agreement
Downing Street made clear on Monday that the PM sees the backstop as a central issue that needs to be addressed to make her Withdrawal Agreement acceptable to Parliament. Chuka Umunna, Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker and Luciana Berger defied Jeremy Corbyn's plea for the party's MPs to boycott the talks, as they joined Tory backers of a second referendum including Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen and Sarah Wol... [Full Article...]
Pope Francis launches 'Click to Pray' app in six languages
The new app, called Click to Pray , will inform the church's 1.3 billion followers what he is praying for - such as world peace or the population of a country hit by a natural disaster. The pontiff has a profile on the Android and iOS app that shows Catholics around the globe what he's now praying for. He was referring to a vehicle bomb in Colombia that killed 20 police cadets and the death o... [Full Article...]
North Bay remains under extreme cold warning
And somehow even in this deep freeze, the snow continues to swirl. Tomorrow: Increasing cloudiness. 30 per cent chance of flurries in the afternoon. Under sunny skies, conditions will slowly moderate through today to -18C with a wind chill of -25C by 3 pm, Environment Canada forecasts. Today will continue with partly to mostly cloudy skies with highs warming up from this weekend in the... [Full Article...]
United States has 'no plan for Syria' after pullout: Ex-envoy Brett McGurk
The bombing came after Trump's announcement last month that he was ordering a full withdrawal of the 2,000 USA troops from Syria, shocking allies and prompting the resignations of Defence Secretary Jim Mattis as well as McGurk. "Can the President leave Syria knowing there will be no more threat from ISIS?" McGurk said the top mission for troops should be to get out of the country safely. [Full Article...]
Kamala Harris hopes to make history with 2020 USA presidential bid
A case where, as California's attorney general, she won a $20 billion lawsuit for homeowners, holding out against powerful banking interests, is a typical example. "The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values", she said in a video attached to the twitter announcement. [Full Article...]
Lady Gaga slams Donald Trump for Government shutdown
The 32-year-old musical artist addressed the issue during her performance of the song Million Reasons in her Enigma residency at the Park MGM, following a week of headlines about Karen Pence's new job at the Immanuel Christian School, which explicitly bans LGBTQ teachers and students. [Full Article...]
Church service gives thanks for Jayme Closs' safe return
Peter's Catholic Church in Cameron to give thanks. There were prayers for Jim and Denise, and Jayme herself who endured the trauma of her parents' murders and more horror after the almost three-month struggle with a complete stranger, 21-year-old Jake Patterson. [Full Article...]
‘So what’ if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony, Giuliani says
He said any advance discussion about Cohen's testimony would have involved Cohen telling Trump what he meant to say and Trump trusting that it would be accurate. "What they did yesterday was truly fake news and disgusting". "It was Michael Cohen driving the project", he told CNN in a separate interview on its " State of the Union " show. [Full Article...]