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Egyptian author concerned about lawsuit reports against him
CAIRO - A prominent Egyptian novelist is concerned about a possible lawsuit against him after a Cairo lawyer filed a complaint accusing him of “insulting the president, the armed forces and judi...
Mar 20, 2019
UK judge denies bail to fugitive Indian diamond tycoon
LONDON - Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, whose jewels once adorned stars from Bollywood to Hollywood, was ordered held without bail in London on Wednesday, more than a year after Indian authorities alleged...
Mar 20, 2019
Georgia city fires judge over bullying allegations
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - The recently formed city of South Fulton, Georgia, has fired its first municipal judge over allegations that she bullied workers and approved filming a reality TV show in her court...
Mar 20, 2019
CARTOON 03-20-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-20-2019
Mar 20, 2019
Extra project cash for cities needed to end-run laggard provinces, Morneau says
OTTAWA - A one-time $2.2-billion windfall in the federal budget to help Canadian cities improve roads, bridges, highways and water systems won’t become an annual tradition, Finance Minister Bill...
Mar 20, 2019
In the news today, March 20
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, March 20 --- DRUG TREATMENT LACKING IN PRISON: EX-INMATE A recently released prisoner from the Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick says he filed 70 complaints...
Mar 20, 2019
Ex-prisoner says no addiction help available as he feared return behind bars
VANCOUVER - Memories of vomiting, diarrhea and unrelenting stomach pain as he withdrew from opioids in prison had Rob MacDonald repeatedly asking for addiction treatment before he left a maximum-secur...
Mar 20, 2019
Politicians hitting the road for votes in Alberta election campaign
EDMONTON - After firing up supporters at campaign kickoff events, the leaders of Alberta’s two main political parties are heading out to stump for votes. NDP Leader Rachel Notley called the elec...
Mar 20, 2019
'Grieve every day:' Full parole for Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death
CALGARY - A woman who opted to treat her son with holistic remedies instead of taking him to the doctor for a strep infection has been granted full parole. Tamara Lovett, 50, gave seven-year-old Ryan ...
Mar 20, 2019
No tax hikes in Saskatchewan budget, but cash for mental health
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is holding the line on taxes as it returns to a balanced budget that provides funding for mental health, volunteer firefighters and intersection safety. Finance Mi...
Mar 20, 2019