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Canada missing in action on police in peacekeeping despite Liberal promises
OTTAWA - Federal officials have yet to figure out how to make good on the Trudeau government’s 18-month-old promise to provide up to 150 police officers to peacekeeping missions, despite a short...
Feb 09, 2018
Cambodia frees on bail 7 Westerners held for 'dirty dancing'
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A court in Cambodia has allowed the release on bail of seven Westerners who were arrested last month for allegedly posting photos on social media of themselves engaged in sexual...
Feb 08, 2018
New Bollywood film tackles taboo of menstrual hygiene
NEW DELHI - It’s an unlikely scene in deeply conservative India: A hugely popular Bollywood male star grinning widely as he holds up a sanitary pad and talks of menstrual hygiene. But that’...
Feb 08, 2018
Karoake mics and speakers recalled due to overheating danger
TORONTO - Certain karaoke microphones and speakers sold through Walmart Canada are being recalled because they could overheat, burn, melt or possibly explode. The federal agency says about 70,000 of t...
Feb 08, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Calgary 3 New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 5 Montreal 3 Ottawa 4 Nashville 3 (OT) Tampa Bay 5 Vancouver 2 Buffalo 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 Arizona 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) St. Louis 6 Colorado...
Feb 08, 2018
Family blames movie executive's suicide on Weinstein scandal
LOS ANGELES - The family of movie executive Jill Messick says she has taken her own life. She was 50. The family said in a statement Thursday that Messick had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and ...
Feb 08, 2018
The 1930s Kayak Journey from Germany to Australia
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oskar Speck Born just before the outbreak of World War I and growing up in the impoverished Wymar Republic, Oskar Speck was dissatisfied with the winds of ...
Feb 08, 2018
Twinkies Aren’t the Immortal Snack Cakes You Think They Are
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Feb 08, 2018

Sparkles, fake fur, and an '80s LA vibe at Tom Ford
NEW YORK - Tom Ford has presented his women’s runway show at New York Fashion Week, a lighthearted ode to Los Angeles with lots of bright colours, bold prints, sequins and sparkles. Ford recentl...
Feb 08, 2018

At Olympic Games, Kim Jong Un's sister takes VIP seat
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister took her place among dignitaries from around the world, including U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, at the openin...
Feb 08, 2018