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Wrapped: Charlottesville covers Confederate statues in black
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Workers in Charlottesville draped giant black covers over two statues of Confederate generals on Wednesday to symbolize the city’s mourning for a woman killed while protes...
Aug 22, 2017
Feds review annual whaling quotas for Alaska Native hunters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Federal officials are reviewing annual catch limits for 11 Alaska Native communities whose subsistence hunters are authorized to harvest bowhead whales. The National Oceanic and At...
Aug 22, 2017
US cuts, delays $300 million in aid to Egypt, citing rights
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday cut nearly $100 million in military and economic aid to Egypt and delayed almost $200 million more in military financing to Egypt, pending human rights...
Aug 22, 2017
2 of 10 missing US sailors identified after warship crash
DETROIT - Sailors with ties to Michigan and Illinois are among 10 who are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker in Southeast Asia. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said he was informed by Log...
Aug 22, 2017
Political football: Patriots gave Trump a Super Bowl ring
BOSTON - President Donald Trump has a Super Bowl championship ring - just like Vladimir Putin. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave Trump the diamond-encrusted ring. The sitting president usua...
Aug 22, 2017
Peace Bus arrives in Red Deer promoting sustainability
A young Red Deer man is using his summer to better the world with Children's International Summer Village. Eighteen-year-old Cody Mast has been working with CISV for a number of years and is currently...
Aug 22, 2017
To E or not to E - USC didn't in spelling Shakespeare's name
LOS ANGELES - Visitors to the University of Southern California might well be muttering, “What fools these mortals be” as they stroll past a statue of the legendary queen of Troy and notic...
Aug 22, 2017
Many questions still beg answers on impact of Haitian asylum seekers
CORNWALL, Ont. - After almost four minutes, Cornwall Coun. Bernadette Clement was done asking what she said must have been 20 questions. “Let’s see what you got,” she said, drawing a...
Aug 22, 2017
Alouettes seek rebound from late collapse in Winnipeg, blowout loss in Toronto
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes hope to chase away a couple of nightmares when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week. The first was the catastrophic final 100 seconds of a 41-40 defeat in Wi...
Aug 22, 2017
Toronto psychiatrist loses licence over relationship with former patient
TORONTO - A Toronto psychiatrist has lost his licence to practise after becoming romantically involved with a former patient less than a month after their professional relationship ended. The College ...
Aug 22, 2017