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US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government's push for an Ameri...
Feb 04, 2020

Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Jeter keeps ballot private
NEW YORK - The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private. The Baseball Writers' Association of America released the ballots of ...
Feb 04, 2020

Canadians in Wuhan to be evacuated Thursday, government letter says
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says a plane meant to pick up Canadians from Wuhan, China is on its way to Vietnam. In a tweet Tuesday morning, Champagne says the charter fli...
Feb 04, 2020

Olerud, Morneau headline 2020 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and two-time World Series champion John Olerud headlines the four-man class that will be inducted into the Canadian Basebal...
Feb 04, 2020

Brazil's government blasts Oscar-nominated documentary-maker
SAO PAULO - Brazil's government criticized Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa on Monday after she once more labeled far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a risk to the country's democracy. Costa's doc...
Feb 04, 2020

Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with lung cancer
LOS ANGELES - Conservative radio host and Republican kingmaker Rush Limbaugh said he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take ...
Feb 04, 2020

8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see
PARK CITY, Utah - When the 36th annual edition of the Sundance Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of snow and cinema, it had ushered in an avalanche of new voices. The festival, a wintery bast...
Feb 04, 2020

Trump sure to claim victory on USMCA, impeachment in state of the union
WASHINGTON - It was once among the most predictable spectacles on the American political calendar - but with Donald Trump on the dais, there's as much suspense surrounding tonight's sta...
Feb 04, 2020

Tulane acquires archive of "Vampire" author Anne Rice
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author Anne Rice, who was born and raised in New Orleans and whose books, including "Interview with the Vampire," ofte...
Feb 04, 2020

Simon Griffiths appointed chair of Lethbridge Police Commission
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new year has seen a few new appointments to the police service's governing body.Simon Griffiths is now the chair of the Lethbridge Police Commission. He has been on the commission...
Feb 04, 2020 Simon Griffiths. (Lethbridge News Now)