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AHS warns public about text scam
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning about a text scam involving the use of the organization's name. Recently, this new phishing scam has been sent to some members of the public's cellp...
Jun 14, 2018
MMA star McGregor says he regrets Brooklyn melee
NEW YORK - Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor expressed regret Thursday for a backstage melee at a Brooklyn arena that saw him caught on camera hurling a hand truck at a bus full of fighters, and ...
Jun 14, 2018
With 2026 World Cup coming to Canada, a look at the legacy other big events have left
A joint North American bid won the right to host the 2026 World Cup in a vote of FIFA’s member delegations on Wednesday, meaning the massive soccer tournament will make its way to Canada for the...
Jun 14, 2018
At 45, El Hadary offers a World Cup tale of tenacity
MOSCOW - Egypt’s 45-year-old goalkeeper Essam El Hadary says he feels like he’s 20 again. “I have dealt with three generations of players, each one of them was different,” El H...
Jun 14, 2018
Greek lawmakers mull no-confidence vote over Macedonia name
ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers debated a no-confidence motion against the government Friday over its tentative agreement to end a decades-old dispute with neighbouring Macedonia over that country...
Jun 14, 2018
Prosecutor: Man makes deadly toxin for an attack in Germany
BERLIN - German authorities have thwarted a plot by a Tunisian man who created the deadly toxin ricin using castor bean seeds and planned to use the poison in an Islamic extremist attack in Germany, f...
Jun 14, 2018
Union at Halifax shipyard building Royal Canadian Navy ships gives strike notice
HALIFAX - The union at the Halifax shipyard where the “backbone” of the next generation of Royal Canadian Navy vessels are being built has given 48-hour strike notice, with picket lines ex...
Jun 14, 2018
CARTOON 06-14-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 06-14-2018
Jun 14, 2018
Romanian drama: the mayor, the soprano and the champion
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania is gripped by a political soap opera featuring French Open tennis champion Simona Halep, a world-famous soprano and the mayor of Bucharest. Following Halep’s win in ...
Jun 14, 2018
Excitement, disappointment in B.C. as North America announced World Cup host
VANCOUVER - When World Cup soccer comes to North America, Vancouver will be on the sidelines, creating mixed feelings for leaders in sports, business and politics. Soccer’s international governi...
Jun 14, 2018