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Despite Ottawa's LRT woes, experts say don't judge right away
OTTAWA - The sleek red-and-white train sat beside a platform at the western end of Ottawa's new light rail line on Friday morning, shadowed from the autumn sun as riders walked aboard. And then the tr...
Oct 12, 2019

Turkish forces capture centre of key Syrian border town
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey - Turkish forces captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday, the Turkish military and a Syrian war monitor said, as Turkey's offensive against Syrian Kurdis...
Oct 12, 2019

The Liberals broke their promise on electoral reform. Will it hurt them in 2019?
OTTAWA - Andrew Cash thinks the Liberal promise to bring in electoral reform might have cost him his job. He also believes the fact that the Liberals abandoned the pledge, which he said is one of many...
Oct 12, 2019

Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon approaches
FUJISAWA, Japan - A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and tra...
Oct 12, 2019

Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia's security minister
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A knife-wielding man suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic group wounded Indonesia's security minister, a local police chief and another person in an attack in western Indon...
Oct 12, 2019

Nirvana and the Nordiques; for the Oct. 10 In-The-News we go Unplugged
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 10. What we are watching i...
Oct 12, 2019

Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. ...
Oct 12, 2019

RCMP shuns lie-detector tests for top security clearances despite federal rules
OTTAWA - The RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinations, The Canadian Press has lea...
Oct 12, 2019

Humanitarian ER Doctor James Maskalyk to speak at Red Deer Public Library
James Maskalyk, author of Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine, is set to speak at Red Deer Public Library October 17. Readers selected Maskalyk's memior from a list o...
Oct 12, 2019

Rebels blanked 5-0 at home by Portland
The Portland Winterhawks got an early Thanksgiving treat in Red Deer with a 5-0 shutout over the Rebels Friday night at the Westerner Park Centrium.The Winterhawks silenced the home crowd halfway thro...
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