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Loons and lager, ducks on draft: Birders, brewers form flock
SABATTUS, Maine - In the worlds of birders and craft beer lovers, there’s a new paradigm, and it involves searching for ales along with the eagles, pairing stouts with swans and enjoying some bo...
Nov 26, 2016
Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba
HAVANA - Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, ...
Nov 26, 2016
5 dead, 3 missing and 3 rescued in New Zealand boat accident
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Five people are dead and three others missing after a boating accident in New Zealand, according to police. Inspector Duncan Hall said that a boat carrying 11 people got into...
Nov 26, 2016
Parents of young kids say federal no-fly inquiries office is little or no help
OTTAWA - Families of young children who repeatedly run into no-fly list snags at the airport say a federal inquiries office intended to help them has been of little or no use. The problems seem likely...
Nov 26, 2016
Garbage and grass on the menu in battered Aleppo's menu, says UN official
OTTAWA - Garbage and grass are now on the menu for the starving residents of Syria’s besieged rebel-held city of Aleppo, says a senior official with the United Nations World Food Program. The 27...
Nov 26, 2016
Somalia: 11 killed in car bomb blast in the capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A car bomb exploded near a police station in a busy market in the Somali capital on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 16 others, a police official said. The attack...
Nov 26, 2016
Syrian troops capture east Aleppo neighbourhood from rebels
BEIRUT - A Syrian official blasted Turkey Saturday saying it is to blame for the death of its soldiers because it sent them to Syria, as the Syrian army said troops have captured a neighbourhood in th...
Nov 26, 2016
Lufthansa pilots strike for 4th day, 137 flights cancelled
BERLIN - Pilots at Lufthansa are staging a fourth consecutive day of strikes against the German airline on Saturday, with chances of an immediate resolution to the pay dispute looking slim after their...
Nov 26, 2016
Trudeau faces international criticism over statement on Fidel Castro's death
The prime minister is facing criticism at home and abroad for his statement expressing “deep sorrow” about the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro. Justin Trudeau, who recently re...
Nov 26, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's death
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remembering former Cuban President Fidel Castro as a larger than life leader. Castro died today at the age of 90. Trudeau, who is attending ...
Nov 26, 2016