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Chen produces spectacular free skate to win gold at worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Defending champion Nathan Chen produced a spectacular free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal at the figure skating world championships while Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and An...
Mar 23, 2019
National extreme sporting event coming to Red Deer
A unique and extreme national sporting event is set to make its way into Red Deer for the first time ever next year. Hotels Red Deer has announced that STIHL Timbersports Canada has selected Red Deer ...
Mar 23, 2019
Italy, China sign memorandum deepening economic ties
ROME - Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Saturday in support of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power...
Mar 23, 2019
B.C. hospital's use as shelter 'clarion call' about housing crisis, says mayor
The 10-bed regional hospital that serves the medical needs of 5,000 people on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island has been doing extra duty lately as an emergency shelter for the homeless and po...
Mar 23, 2019
Egyptian singer banned after claiming lack of free speech
CAIRO - An Egyptian singer has been banned from performing in her home country after suggesting that it does not respect free speech. A video clip circulated online shows Sherine Abdel-Wahab, during a...
Mar 23, 2019
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller’s confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the...
Mar 23, 2019
Family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since a terro...
Mar 23, 2019
Cyclone lashes remote Australian coast with wind, rains
SYDNEY, Australia - A vast and powerful cyclone made landfall Saturday along a remote stretch of the northern Australian coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains amid safety fears for a small numb...
Mar 23, 2019
Anti-Brexit marchers flood into London, demand new vote
LONDON - Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain’s Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britai...
Mar 23, 2019
Democrats debate Mueller strategy as findings loom
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats plotted strategy Saturday as they awaited the conclusions of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, with senior lawmakers demanding full transparency and pre...
Mar 23, 2019