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Airlines downgrade 2019 forecast amid trade spats, fuel hike
BERLIN - The International Air Transport Association is lowering its forecast for the airline industry this year to $28 billion from $35.5 billion amid rising fuel prices and weakening world trade. Th...
Jun 02, 2019
Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice
VENICE, Italy - A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injur...
Jun 02, 2019
Huawei pushes ahead with rural internet strategy in Canada despite controversy
VANCOUVER - As wildfires raged near the central British Columbia community of Lac la Hache, emergency officials struggled to transmit life-saving information to residents. Slow and spotty internet mea...
Jun 02, 2019
Leader of German Social Democrats resigns after vote fiasco
BERLIN - The leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats, a junior party in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition, is resigning after an election debacle in the European Parliament vote....
Jun 02, 2019
In the news today, May 31
Four stories in the news for Friday, May 31 --- RAPTORS WIN IN FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE U.S. In a historic victory, the first NBA Finals game to be played outside of the United St...
Jun 02, 2019
Crown seeks prison time for Calgary couple guilty of negligence in son's death
CALGARY - The Crown is seeking a prison sentence of between four and five years for a Calgary couple convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son, who didn't see a doctor until the ...
Jun 02, 2019
Antonio Conte named Inter Milan coach
MILAN - Antonio Conte was named Inter Milan coach on Friday, returning to Italian club soccer for the first time since leaving Juventus in 2014. While details were not disclosed, Conte reportedly sign...
Jun 02, 2019
Weekly Scoreboard: May 31-June 6, 2019
Alberta Football LeagueCentral Alberta Buccaneers (1-0) June 1 - vs. Fort McMurray Monarchs (0-0) >> Bucs win 38-28--Baseball Alberta Senior AAA Sunburst LeagueRed Deer Riggers (1-3)June 4 - vs....
Jun 01, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Bucs hold off Monarchs in AFL home opener
Charged up for what was the Central Alberta Buccaneers' 2019 AFL home opener, both the Bucs and their opponents from Fort McMurray came out firing in the first few minutes Saturday night at Setters Pl...
Jun 01, 2019 Wide receiver Dario Vares runs with the ball in the second half of Saturday night's tilt between the Central Alberta Buccaneers and Fort McMurray Monarchs at Setters Place in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Gray's strong outing carries Rockies over Blue Jays 4-2
DENVER - Jon Gray struck out seven in a solid seven-inning outing, Nolan Arenado singled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and Daniel Murphy drove in two runs as the Colorado Rockies beat the T...
Jun 01, 2019