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Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau's actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner's stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to alig...
Aug 19, 2019

Oakland Raiders' Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
Luke Willson figures he'll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday's NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. "I think I'm going to have the easiest t...
Aug 19, 2019

Chinese pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
HONG KONG - At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing's one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment...
Aug 19, 2019

Dildo, N.L., warns against trespassing in excitement over Hollywood-like sign
DILDO, N.L. - Days after a Hollywood-style sign went up over Dildo, N.L., officials have had to post warnings to deter people from clambering through private yards and scaling a steep hill to tak...
Aug 19, 2019

Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, sparking backlash from China
OTTAWA - Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of "meddling" in China's internal affairs Sunday after her weekend statement condemning violence in Hong Kong in the wake ...
Aug 19, 2019

Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, sparking backlash from China
OTTAWA - Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of "meddling" in China's internal affairs Sunday after her weekend statement condemning violence in Hong Kong in the wake ...
Aug 19, 2019

Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described ...
Aug 19, 2019

Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure
GIBRALTAR - The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to sei...
Aug 19, 2019

Tree Climbing Championships coming to Lethbridge this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As many as 40 "industrial athletes" from across Western Canada will be in Lethbridge to show off their skills.Chair of the Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Competition Matt Vinet says al...
Aug 19, 2019 2016 Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Champion Jesse Antonation. (Supplied by International Society of Arboriculture Prairie Chapter)

Canada loses 81-73 to Australia in second game of FIBA World Cup warmup series
PERTH, Australia - Canada's men's basketball team dropped a physical 81-73 decision to Australia in the second World Cup tuneup meeting between the two teams Saturday. The Canadians trounced...
Aug 19, 2019