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Firefighting planes battle blaze on Greek island of Evia
ATHENS, Greece - Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday...
Aug 14, 2019
$683,000 lost in gift card scam
EDMONTON- Police are warning the public about fraudulent gift card transactions.Investigators say that between January 1 and July 15, they received 136 reports of these internet scams.The overall loss...
Aug 14, 2019
Judge to decide guilt of Calgary man accused in grandson's death
CALGARY - A judge is expected to decide today whether a Calgary man is guilty of killing his young grandson. Allan Perdomo Lopez is charged with manslaughter in the 2015 death of five-y...
Aug 14, 2019
Judge to decide fate of Calgary man accused in grandson's death
CALGARY- A judge is expected to decide today whether a Calgary man is guilty of killing his young grandson.Allan Perdomo Lopez is charged with manslaughter in the 2015 death of five-year-old Emilio Pe...
Aug 14, 2019
Crown stays charges in death of Indigenous girl
EDMONTON- The Alberta Crown has stayed charges against two caregivers in the death of a four-year-old Indigenous girl.Relatives of the girl known as Serenity were each charged in 2017 of failing to pr...
Aug 14, 2019
Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest
HONG KONG - One of the world's busiest airports cancelled all flights after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators crowded into Hong Kong's main terminal Monday, while the central government in Beij...
Aug 14, 2019
Alleged Christchurch gunman sends letter from prison cell
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand officials admitted Wednesday that they made a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a hand-written letter f...
Aug 14, 2019
In the news today, August 12
Four stories in the news for Monday, August 12 --- AIR CANADA UPS PURCHASE PRICE OF TRANSAT Air Canada says it will spend more to buy Transat A.T., upping its total offer by $...
Aug 14, 2019
In the news today, Aug. 14
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 14 --- LIBERALS NAME CANDIDATE IN WILSON-RAYBOULD'S RIDING The Liberals now have a candidate in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granvill...
Aug 14, 2019
German economy shrinks amid trade concerns, auto woes
FRANKFURT - The German economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter from the previous quarter as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe's largest economy. T...
Aug 14, 2019