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Royalty, the pope, and now Trump - Putin makes everyone wait
HELSINKI - Famous for his tardiness at official talks, President Vladimir Putin did it again Monday - to U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin long has sought to meet with Trump, but the Russian leader w...
Jul 16, 2018
Ultra-light helicopter pilot killed in crash near High River
HIGH RIVER- Police say the pilot of an ultra-light helicopter is dead after crashing the machine on the shoreline of the Sheep River. RCMP officers from High River and Okotoks were dispatched to the s...
Jul 16, 2018
Short voyage to car-free Sidney Spit offers beach-front camping, beaches, hikes
SIDNEY, B.C. - The passenger ferry departs the pier at the north end of Beacon Avenue in Sidney, B.C., bound for the long, thin sandbar that marks Sidney Spit. The voyage on board the 15-metre catamar...
Jul 16, 2018
In TV interview, Trump says queen called Brexit 'complex'
LONDON - President Donald Trump has told a British TV interviewer that Queen Elizabeth II told him Brexit is “complex.” Trump’s interview with Good Morning Britain was broadcast Mond...
Jul 16, 2018
Deadly fire shuts down key route to Yosemite National Park
MARIPOSA, Calif. - A wildfire that killed a California firefighter grew quickly and forced the closure of a key route into Yosemite National Park as crews contended with sweltering conditions Sunday, ...
Jul 16, 2018
Putin says he wanted Trump to win in 2016, didn't interfere
HELSINKI - Russia’s Vladimir Putin said Monday he did want Donald Trump to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election but took no action during the campaign to make it happen. He said he favoured t...
Jul 16, 2018
Israel places new limitations on cargo crossing into Gaza
JERUSALEM - Israel placed new restrictions on its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to continued Hamas hostilities, even after it agreed to a cease-fire ending 24 hours of...
Jul 16, 2018
Russian media suggest Putin-Trump summit a step forward
MOSCOW - Russian media saw Monday’s highly anticipated summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as a heartening step forward, with the Kremlin leader as the more prominent figure. After th...
Jul 16, 2018
Afghan official: Taliban kill 7 police in eastern province
KABUL - The Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province and killed seven policemen, a provincial official said Monday. The attack took place the previous nigh...
Jul 16, 2018
Truck hits bus carrying wedding party, killing 15 Pakistanis
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani police say a trailer truck has hit a parked passenger bus carrying wedding guests on a busy highway near the southern city of Hyderabad, killing at least 15 people. The a...
Jul 16, 2018