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Calgary Flames, James Neal start relationship repair after playoff-game benching
CALGARY - Amid the fallout from the Calgary Flames' early playoff ejection is a frayed relationship with James Neal. The veteran winger was a healthy scratch for the first time in ...
Apr 23, 2019
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It also pu...
Apr 23, 2019
Saskatchewan again asking Ottawa to help canola farmers after China ban
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier is again asking Ottawa to increase its cash advances to canola farmers. Scott Moe says in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, posted on Twitter, that he's b...
Apr 23, 2019
Michelle Obama headlines college signing day event at UCLA
LOS ANGELES - Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities will join thousands of students to celebrate college signing day. Obama, Conan O'Brien, Kelly Rowland, Bebe Rexha, Jesse Willia...
Apr 23, 2019
Protecting nature also fights climate change, says federal environment minister
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says there's more than one way to fight climate change. Speaking ahead of an international conservation conference, McKenna says protecting natural areas...
Apr 23, 2019
Amal Clooney: Prosecute Islamic State extremists for rape
Human rights lawyer and activist Amal Clooney is demanding justice for victims of an "epidemic of sexual violence" in conflicts, especially rapes and abuses by Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syr...
Apr 23, 2019
Quebecers urged to stay alert as more than 3,100 homes flooded across province
MONTREAL - The number of flooded homes across Quebec continues to rise but authorities say they expect water to levels to soon reach their peak. Environment Canada is forecasting little prec...
Apr 23, 2019
Filipino President Duterte gives Canada one week to take trash back
OTTAWA - The president of the Philippines says if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week he will "declare war" and ship the containers back himself. Filipino media outlets are r...
Apr 23, 2019
I robot? Ian McEwan tells android tale in 'Machines Like Me'
LONDON - Ian McEwan is fascinated by artificial intelligence. His new novel, "Machines Like Me," features a lifelike android with access to all human knowledge who writes haiku poetry. In real life, t...
Apr 23, 2019
New Brunswick premier urges caution as floodwaters continue to rise
FREDERICTON - Rising floodwaters have forced the closure of at least 35 roads in New Brunswick, where the premier is urging residents to do what they can to protect their families ...
Apr 23, 2019