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Canada defeats Japan to finish fifth at Algarve Cup soccer tournament
PARCHAL, Portugal - Goals by Janine Beckie and Ashley Lawrence lifted Canada to a 2-0 victory over Japan and fifth place at the 12-team Algarve Cup on Wednesday. The Canadian women, playing their firs...
Mar 07, 2018
Moore, Sloboda enter growing UCP race in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
The list of candidates seeking to replace Don MacIntyre continues to grow. Two more people this week have entered the UCP nomination race for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Constituency - Christine Moore a...
Mar 07, 2018
It's spring break and beer is flowing - on a Florida highway
CRESTVIEW, Fla. - Spring break is underway and the beer is already flowing - onto a Florida interstate highway. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s officials said on Facebook Wednesday that a tractor-trai...
Mar 07, 2018
Teenage girl dead after Alberta collision between semi truck and school bus
REDWATER, Alta. - An Alberta school superintendent says the death of a teenage girl in a collision between a school bus and a semi truck north of Edmonton has devastated the small community. Police an...
Mar 07, 2018
Spike in opioid deaths in Ontario, pharmacies to offer free naloxone spray
TORONTO - Ontario saw a spike in opioid-related deaths for much of last year compared to 2016, according to the latest government data. The province said Wednesday there were 1,053 opioid-related deat...
Mar 07, 2018
Liberals look to promote changes to benefit for working poor
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are on a promotional blitz to tout a key promise in their latest federal budget aimed at one day providing extra benefits to the working poor. The Liberals are keen to pr...
Mar 07, 2018
Event was cancelled: Woman charged after threat to nudist swim at Calgary pool
CALGARY - A woman has been charged in relation to a threat made over a nudist swim at a Calgary public swimming pool that was cancelled due to security concerns. The Calgary Nude Recreation Club had s...
Mar 07, 2018
S. Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm N. Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s president said Thursday that many “critical moments” still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea’s recent outreach t...
Mar 07, 2018
Syrian troops look to split rebel-held enclave near capital
BEIRUT - Government forces carried out punishing airstrikes against an opposition-held suburb of Damascus Wednesday, seeking to divide the besieged enclave in two and further squeeze rebels and tens o...
Mar 07, 2018
Fears of 'brain drain' hit West Wing amid Trump staff exits
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House. Trump’s West Wing has ...
Mar 07, 2018