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'It will get worse': Perilous times for kids hit by cyclone
BEIRA, Mozambique - Her name is Chuva, which in Portuguese means rain. For four days that was all she saw as she clung to her rooftop in the cyclone’s aftermath and prayed to be saved. Maria Chu...
Mar 25, 2019
Some Americans cheer Mueller's report, others feel let down
PHILADELPHIA - The first glimpse into the special counsel’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election did little to mend a gaping American political divide. The four-page summar...
Mar 25, 2019
Norway opens probe into why cruise ship ventured into storm
COPENHAGEN - Norwegian officials have opened an investigation into why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,370 people set sail along the country’s often wild western coast despite storm warnings,...
Mar 25, 2019
15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Norwegian officials are investigating why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people, including 15 Canadians, set sail despite storm warnings and forced a major evacuation after...
Mar 25, 2019
ASIRT investigates Calgary police officer involved shooting
CALGARY- Alberta’s police oversight unit has been called in after Calgary police say one of their officers shot a man on Saturday. Police say they were responding to a report of an armed home in...
Mar 25, 2019
One dead in Edmonton bar shooting
EDMONTON- Police say their response to a weapons complaint at an Edmonton bar has turned into a homicide investigation. Investigators located a deceased man inside the bar when they arrived early yest...
Mar 25, 2019
University of Alberta discovers world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
EDMONTON- Paleontologists at the University of Alberta say they have discovered the world's biggest and oldest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Named for a bottle of scotch that was shared the night it was...
Mar 25, 2019
Prince Albert steam engine finds new home in Alberta
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. — Prince Albert's steam Locomotive 5080 has chugged - or rather been carried - on its way to the next chapter in an already long life. The 104-year-old engine is on the road...
Mar 25, 2019
Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers dies at age 76.
LONDON - Influential singer, songwriter and producer Scott Walker, whose hits with the Walker Brothers in the 1960s included “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” has died. He was 76....
Mar 25, 2019
Pakistan charges former policeman in killing of male model
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan has charged a former police officer in last year’s high-profile killing of a 27-year-old aspiring male model whose death triggered nationwide protests by members of ...
Mar 25, 2019