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Pacific Division defeats Atlantic Division to win NHL all-star game
ST. LOUIS - Tomas Hertl scored the winning goal - his fifth goal of the night - as the Pacific Division defeated the Atlantic Division 5-4 to win the NHL all-star game's 3-on-3 tournament on Satu...
Jan 25, 2020
N Korea names sharp-tongued army figure as foreign minister
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has named a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat, in a possible indication it will take a harder line wit...
Jan 25, 2020
Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel ngel Vzquez has seen all the caravans of Central American migrants and asylum seekers st...
Jan 25, 2020
China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital
BEIJING - China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast...
Jan 25, 2020
Virus death toll in China rises to 56 with about 2,000 cases
BEIJING - The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported. The figures reported Sunday morning cover the previous 24 hours and mark an increase of 15 deaths ...
Jan 25, 2020
First Canadian case of new coronavirus detected in Toronto
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario have confirmed the first presumptive positive case of the new coronavirus in Canada. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, the province's associate chief medical officer o...
Jan 25, 2020
Peter MacKay officially launches Conservative leadership bid
After a more than four-year hiatus from politics, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay officially launched his bid to capture the leadership of the federal Conservative party before an enthusiastic ho...
Jan 25, 2020
Local author signing book at Sylvan Lake library next month
Central Alberta author Kenneth Walsh will be on-hand at Sylvan Lake Municipal Library next month to sign copies of his novel "Breaking Jane," a psychological thriller launched in May 2019. People can ...
Jan 25, 2020
UNSTOPPABLE Mother Daughter Night Out!
UNSTOPPABLE Mother Daughter Night Out is a collaboration between Clearview Public Schools' CARS Program, Heartland Youth Center (HYC), and other community partners. Girls age 10+ with their mom or oth...
Jan 25, 2020
Canadian Forces sending plane and crew to help fight Australia's fires
OTTAWA - Canada is sending a military transport plane and about 15 personnel to help fight bushfires in Australia. The Canadian Forces say the CC-17 Globemaster is leaving Monday. The plane and crew a...
Jan 25, 2020