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US Rep. Swalwell ends presidential bid, will seek reelection
WASHINGTON - Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary to exit the campaign, saying he would run for reelection to his California cong...
Jul 10, 2019
Provincial funding for $11.2-million rehabilitative housing project in Lethbridge "under review"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Any change in provincial governments inevitably means that all previously-promised cheques are no longer a guarantee.Back in December 2018, the Alberta NDP announced $1.6-million for ...
Jul 10, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
'I just want to be like them': Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the fi...
Jul 10, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested Monday. Canada has about ...
Jul 10, 2019
'I just want to be like them': Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the fi...
Jul 10, 2019
Lone woman says fellow councillors shut her out when she pushes for diversity
FREDERICTON - The only woman on Fredericton city council says she feels shut out when trying to advocate for change. Kate Rogers said Wednesday she has decided to speak out publicly because her privat...
Jul 10, 2019
Driver escapes injury when saguaro cactus pierces windshield
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona authorities say a driver escaped injury when his car's windshield was pierced by the trunk of a saguaro cactus during a wreck Wednesday on the outskirts of Tucson. Pima County ...
Jul 10, 2019
Facing calls for resignation, Acosta defends Epstein deal
WASHINGTON - Insisting he got the best deal he could at the time, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstei...
Jul 10, 2019
Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands - Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet. Some people leave. Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones. The 66-year-old billionaire bou...
Jul 10, 2019
Legal pot price as much as 80 per cent more than illicit
OTTAWA -- The average cost of a gram of cannabis from the illicit market continues to drop as legal prices rise - with authorized retailers charging as much as 80 per cent more, according to an analys...
Jul 10, 2019 Pot Plant -- The Canadian Press