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Red Deer persons and property crimes show significant decreases in 2018
RED DEER- Crime statistics for the first quarter of 2018 continue to show encouraging results, with steep decreases in property crime totals and significant decreases in persons crimes when compared t...
May 11, 2018
Lesbos: Europe's migrant barrier nears breaking point
LESBOS, Greece - At the heart of Moria, an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a dark rectangular building ringed with police guards and coils of razor wire. Taking photographs ...
May 11, 2018
Malaysia's Mahathir plans lean cabinet, seeks Anwar's pardon
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday he will form a lean cabinet with 10 core ministries and start the process of obtaining an immediate pardon for...
May 11, 2018
Royal retreat of Windsor ready to party for Harry, Meghan
WINDSOR, England - Few towns are as quintessentially English as Windsor, the bucolic riverside locale where Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle will get married on May 19. And few towns ar...
May 11, 2018
Iraq holds its first parliamentary election since IS defeat
Iraqis vote Saturday in the first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State extremist group. The balloting is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haide...
May 11, 2018
Critic's jailing shows hushed dissent since '08 China quake
BEIJING - A decade after a massive earthquake devastated parts of China’s Sichuan province, an outspoken critic of the government’s response is languishing in jail, his health deterioratin...
May 11, 2018
Rio police recreate murder scene of activist Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO - Nearly two months after a black councilwoman was shot and killed in Rio de Janeiro, police on Thursday recreated the murder scene in hopes of discovering clues about who did it. The l...
May 11, 2018
Google's A.I. personal assistant sparks concerns about future of communication
TORONTO - Aimee Morrison doesn’t look forward to the not-too-distant future when she might have to constantly doubt whether she’s speaking on the phone with robots powered by artificial in...
May 11, 2018
In-House Hire: Toronto Maple Leafs appoint Kyle Dubas new general manager
TORONTO - Brendan Shanahan was early in his tenure as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs when he reached out to Kyle Dubas to see if he wanted to meet and talk about hockey. Shanahan expected the se...
May 11, 2018
Hunting Hills drama teacher Kiel Fredrickson named Edwin Parr Teacher Award Nominee
RED DEER- Encouraging students to see the potential in themselves and allowing them the opportunity to want to learn is a passion for Kiel Fredrickson, Red Deer Public's nominee for the prestigious Ed...
May 11, 2018