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Man guilty of killing 2 who tried to stop his slurs on train
PORTLAND, Ore. - A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young black women on a Portland, Oregon, commuter train was convicted of m...
Feb 23, 2020
Vision 2020: A new exhibit at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery
It's hard not to draw a connection between the year 2020 and vision. For the next Kiwanis Gallery exhibit, the Red Deer Arts Council invited its visual arts members to share their vision for 2020. The...
Feb 23, 2020 View of Past
Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
A(llan MacIntyre)
Opelka claims semifinal win over Raonic at Delray Beach Open event
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - American Reilly Opelka defeated Canadian Milos Raonic on Sunday to advance to the final of the Delray Beach Open men's tennis tournament. The six-foot-11, 225-pound Opelka se...
Feb 23, 2020
New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto, health officials say
TORONTO - Ontario health officials say there's a new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Toronto. They say a woman arrived in Canada from China on Friday and went to a Toronto hospital w...
Feb 23, 2020
Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty
A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia is expected to plead guilty next month, according to court records and a spokesman for fede...
Feb 23, 2020
Kyle Okposo scores 2 in Sabres' 2-1 win over Winnipeg Jets
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kyle Okposo enjoyed his first two-goal game in 23 months, and the Buffalo Sabres continued their late-season playoff push with a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Okposo scored...
Feb 23, 2020
Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS - Candidates have hustled past tourists and slot machines to ask housekeepers and cooks for their votes in the back of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, taco...
Feb 23, 2020
Alberta and two First Nations make deal for proposed oilsands mine
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has struck deals with two northern Alberta First Nations over a proposed open-pit oilsands mine that's awaiting Ottawa's approval. The Mikisew Cree and Athabasca Chip...
Feb 23, 2020
Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts
LOS ANGELES - Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-running practice whereby company employees opened millions of unauthorized bank accoun...
Feb 23, 2020
Northern Ontario's McCarville claims Tournament of Hearts playoff berth
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Protective of their curl-life balance, Krista McCarville and her Northern Ontario team build their season around peaking for the national championship. The Fort William Curling Club...
Feb 23, 2020