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May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office - but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track aft...
Jan 16, 2019
Starring role beckons for Canada's Alphonso Davies at Bayern Munich
BERLIN - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies could be thrown in at the deep end. The 18-year-old winger will likely get his first taste of Bundesliga action for Bayern Munich in the coming weeks, if not...
Jan 16, 2019
Zubkov among 4 Russian bobsledders banned for Olympic doping
MOSCOW - Five years after the Sochi Olympics, the man who carried the Russian flag at the opening ceremony has been banned for doping at those games. Alexander Zubkov, already stripped of two Olympic ...
Jan 16, 2019
Report: Turkey seeks warrant for NBA player Enes Kanter
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks player Enes Kanter, accusing him of membership in a terror organization. Sabah newspaper says the I...
Jan 16, 2019
Top Alberta baby names for 2018
EDMONTON — Alberta welcomed 50,104 babies into the world last year - 25,717 boys and 24,387 girls. Olivia was the most popular name choice for baby girls for the fifth year in a row, with Emma a...
Jan 16, 2019
Lethbridge Air Show postponed until August 2020
LETHBRIDGE — The Lethbridge International Air Show Association has notified Lethbridge City and County Councils that the biennial “Lethbridge Air Show” will been postponed until the ...
Jan 16, 2019
Jason Reitman to direct Ghostbusters sequel for summer 2020
LOS ANGELES - Ivan Reitman is passing the Ghostbusters torch to his son. Four-time Oscar nominee Jason Reitman is set to direct a new installment in the Ghostbusters series for Sony Pictures set to co...
Jan 16, 2019
Sears survives a near-death experience, but for how long?
NEW YORK - Sears will live on - at least for now. Its chairman and biggest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, won tentative approval for a $5 billion plan to keep the ailing, 132-year-old department-store ch...
Jan 16, 2019
Toronto FC looks to return to stingy ways on defence with addition of Ciman
TORONTO - After seeing his team concede a franchise-worst 64 goals last season, Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney is looking forward to integrating veteran defender Laurent Ciman into his backline. A ...
Jan 16, 2019
EU leaders plead with UK to get its act together on Brexit
STRASBOURG, France - European Union leaders were pleading Wednesday with the U.K. to finally get its act together on Brexit, end internal strife and come up with a realistic plan to leave the bloc - w...
Jan 16, 2019