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Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said Saturday, despite stat...
Nov 26, 2016
Iran considers naval bases in Yemen, Syria
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s chief of staff of the armed forces said Saturday that Tehran may be interested in setting up naval bases in both Syria and Yemen, the semi-official Tasnim reported. The rep...
Nov 26, 2016
Cuba to observe 9 days of mourning for Fidel Castro
Cuba will observe nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro, including a three-day journey by his ashes along the route taken by the rebel army he led on a victorious march across the island in 1959. The...
Nov 26, 2016
After Trump rift at Liberty University, students find unity
LYNCHBURG, Va. - As Liberty University grew from a tiny Baptist college into a touchstone institution for evangelicals, it also became a hub of conservative politics, a revolving door of politicians a...
Nov 26, 2016
This time, Hamilton won't lose sleep on eve of title decider
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - This time, Lewis Hamilton is not going to lose any sleep on the eve of the Formula One title decider. The defending champion is second favourite heading into Sunday&#...
Nov 26, 2016
Canadians Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set a record score to win the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday and qualify for the figure skating Grand Pr...
Nov 26, 2016
Oilpatch odours in northwestern Alberta still pungent, years after inquiry
EDMONTON - Researcher Tristan Jones was cruising the back roads of northwestern Alberta last summer when his studies suddenly became more than academic. “It was kind of like we hit a wall of odo...
Nov 26, 2016
Local Legion Branch Open House
LETHBRIDGE – The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4 is hosting an open house this afteroon (Nov. 26). The information session is for anyone considering joining the legion. Members of the Board and e...
Nov 26, 2016
Sweeping UK spy bill dubbed 'snoopers' charter' becomes law
LONDON - In Britain, Big Brother just got bigger. After months of wrangling, Parliament has passed a contentious new snooping law that gives authorities - from police and spies to food regulators, fir...
Nov 26, 2016
Castro's death a reminder in China of changed communist axis
BEIJING - In the shadow of east Beijing’s soaring glass skyscrapers, elderly retirees still speak nostalgically about their Cuban brothers-in-arm, faraway comrades bound by communist solidarity....
Nov 26, 2016