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Trump expects to welcome the Capitals to the White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he expects to welcome the hometown Washington Capitals hockey team to the White House for winning the Stanley Cup. But he adds: “If they don’...
Jun 8, 2018
Report: Downed power lines sparked deadly California fires
SAN FRANCISCO - Power lines owned by San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co. are to blame for a dozen wildfires in Northern California’s wine country last fall, including two that kil...
Jun 8, 2018
Four groups join forces to study seamounts near Haida Gwaii in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The protection and understanding of underwater mountains near the islands of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia will be the focus of a new partnership and expedition involving four groups. Fi...
Jun 8, 2018
RCMP arrest several repeat offenders over past week
Red Deer RCMP have made several arrests over the last week of repeat offenders. The arrests transpired largely due to proactive patrols in the downtown area On June 6, Mounties arrested Tamara Blair, ...
Jun 8, 2018
Massive movie memorabilia auction earns more than $6M
LOS ANGELES - An auction of more than 2,000 pieces of film memorabilia including props from “Star Wars” and “Terminator” films has earned more than $6 million. Profiles in Hist...
Jun 8, 2018
Bourdain suicide a reminder of celebrities' distance from us
NEW YORK - We thought we knew them. Anthony Bourdain was the brash, globe-trotting chef, Kate Spade the innovative and ebullient designer. The idea that people who seemed to have such full and fulfill...
Jun 8, 2018
Scheer calls for renegotiated Safe Third Country Agreement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is banking on diplomacy with the United States to reduce the number of asylum seekers who enter Canada illegally. Scheer says the sol...
Jun 8, 2018
1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia
WASHINGTON - One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an “enemy attack” Friday in Somalia, the U.S. military said - casualties that are likel...
Jun 8, 2018
Queen's honours for Emma Thompson, Tom Hardy, Keira Knightley
LONDON - British film stars Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and Tom Hardy and Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro are among those receiving honours in the name of Britain’s monarch. The lis...
Jun 8, 2018
Facebook's shared user data with select companies
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook shared personal information culled from its users’ profiles with other companies after the date when executives have said the social network prevented third-party develo...
Jun 8, 2018