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Canada extends leadership of NATO training mission in Iraq to November 2020
OTTAWA - Canada will lead a NATO training mission in Iraq until November 2020 after the federal government approved an extension to the operation. News of the extension comes as Defence Minister Harji...
Jun 28, 2019
Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions
ATLANTA - A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Atlanta is the latest effort by abortion providers and advocacy groups to challenge a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed in conservative states. Lawye...
Jun 28, 2019
US consumers increase spending a modest 0.4% in May
WASHINGTON - Consumer spending increased 0.4% in May, a modest gain that suggests Americans remain confident enough about the economy's outlook to keep shopping. The Commerce Department said Friday th...
Jun 28, 2019
Justices won't revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday reject...
Jun 28, 2019
France fries: Record heat hits tourists, schools, hospitals
PARIS - Schools are dousing kids with water and nursing homes are equipping the elderly with hydration sensors as France and other nations battle a record-setting heat wave baking much of Europe. Seve...
Jun 28, 2019
Province trying to find resolution to meat ban from China
MEDICINE HAT -- The provincial government is working to find a resolution to the current meat blockade from China."We are working with the federal government and providing any assistance to them," sai...
Jun 28, 2019 Cow and calf in field - LethbridgeNewsNOW
Thunderstorm causes flash flooding in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT - Medicine Hat was hit by a severe thunderstorm Thursday afternoon.The storm rolled in shortly after 12:30 p.m., and included hail, strong winds and more than 34 millimetres of rainfall i...
Jun 28, 2019 A Medicine Hat street Thursday after heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flash flooding - Photo by Charles Lefebvre
Eric Trump says he was spit on at Chicago cocktail lounge
CHICAGO - President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump said the U.S. Secret Service took an employee of a Chicago cocktail lounge into custody after she spit on him. Eric Trump told Breitbart News in a tel...
Jun 28, 2019
Desert Ride looking to end Sam-Son Farm's drought in Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Steve Bahen and Desert Ride face a formidable challenge in returning Sam-Son Farm to the winner's circle at the $1-million Queen's Plate. The Woodbine Oaks champion will be the lone fil...
Jun 28, 2019
In the news today, June 28
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 28 --- CHINESE SPY CASE TANGLED IN SECRECY SPATS The case of a Canadian man accused of trying to spy for China is once again tied up in mysteri...
Jun 28, 2019