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Prominent S. Korea politician found dead in possible suicide
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A prominent liberal South Korean politician embroiled in a corruption scandal was found dead on Monday, police said, in what appeared to be one of the country’s highe...
Jul 23, 2018
Record high in Japan as heat wave grips the region
TOKYO - Japan recorded its highest temperature ever Monday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North Korea. The mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (1...
Jul 23, 2018
Senate confirms Robert Wilkie for Veterans Affairs secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fire bad...
Jul 23, 2018
Trump tries to cast fresh doubt on Mueller's 'Witch Hunt'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tried to cast fresh doubt Monday on the federal investigation into Russian election interference in the 2016 presidential election, calling it a “fraud and a ...
Jul 23, 2018
Deadly LA market shooting started with domestic feud
LOS ANGELES - A man’s feud with his grandmother turned into a bizarre and deadly weekend confrontation that ended with a supermarket worker dead and dozens of people held hostage in a store mile...
Jul 23, 2018
Duck boat probe will check if Coast Guard rules were ignored
The investigation into the sinking of a sightseeing boat that claimed 17 lives will look at whether operators violated Coast Guard rules by venturing onto a Missouri lake as thunderstorms rolled in, a...
Jul 23, 2018
HMCS St. John's, Sea King return to Halifax port after overseas mission
HALIFAX - Hundreds of family members and friends lined a Halifax jetty on Monday as HMCS St. John’s and its 240-member crew pulled into their home port following a six-month mission overseas. Th...
Jul 23, 2018
Thunder Assistant Coach Weist leaving team
The Drayton Valley Thunder are on the hunt for a new assistant coach with Derek Weist announcing his departure from the team. Weist is taking a new position as head scout for southern Alberta at the s...
Jul 23, 2018
Edmonton police investigate fatal motorcycle crash
EDMONTON- A motorcyclist has died in a crash in Edmonton. Investigators believe the man driving the bike and a woman passenger were going north on Wayne Gretzky Drive early yesterday morning when a ca...
Jul 23, 2018
Climber dies after 60-metre fall in Kananaskis Country
KANANASKIS- A climber from British Columbia has died in a fall on a mountain southwest of Calgary. RCMP say the 65-year-old man was on Mount Lipsett in Kananaskis Country on Saturday, and was reported...
Jul 23, 2018