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Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu win silver at FINA Diving World Series in Japan
SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu opened the FINA Diving World Series with a silver medal on Friday while fellow Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay won bronze. Abe...
Mar 01, 2019

'I proved my innocence.' Glen Assoun cleared of murder after 17 years in prison
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man who served 17 years in prison for murder was acquitted of the charge Friday after a two-decade struggle to prove he was wrongfully convicted of fatally stabbing his ex-girl...
Mar 01, 2019

First ever Agricultural Scholarship awarded to U of L student
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lauren Machacek is on top of the world. The 22-year old is the recipient of the inaugural $10,000 Rotary Exhibition Park Agricultural Scholarship. The Taber-area native was honoured a...
Mar 01, 2019

US consumer spending fell sharp 0.5 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5 per cent in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended in disappointment. Meanwhile, incomes rose sharply in Dece...
Mar 01, 2019
Russia to bar athletes drinking beer at doping tests
MOSCOW - A beer with your urine sample? No longer in Russian sports. Citing “aggressive” athletes and interference with drug-testing results, Russia has barred sportspeople from drinking a...
Mar 01, 2019

Austrian police investigating man who leaked raid video
VIENNA - A police video showing Austrian skier Max Hauke apparently caught with a needle in his arm during a doping raid has led to consequences for the leaker. Austria’s Federal Police Office s...
Mar 01, 2019

Washington Gov. Inslee focuses on climate change in 2020 bid
SEATTLE - Declaring climate change the nation’s most pressing issue, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launched his 2020 Democratic presidential bid on Friday with a promise to refocus American governm...
Mar 01, 2019

CARTOON 03-01-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-01-2019
Mar 01, 2019
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru
LIMA, Peru - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Peru. The temblor’s epicenter was 27 kilometres (16 miles) north-n...
Mar 01, 2019

In the news today, Mar. 1
Four stories in the news for Friday, Mar. 1 --- PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU TO SHUFFLE HIS CABINET TODAY A senior government source has confirmed to The Canadian Press that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
Mar 01, 2019