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Ramadan toll shows Islamic State in pitched recruiting race
Its strongholds in Iraq and Syria slipping from its grasp, the Islamic State group threatened to make this year’s Ramadan a bloody one at home and abroad. With attacks in Egypt, Britain and Iran...
Jun 12, 2017
Immelt shook up GE's business model, but not its stock price
NEW YORK - General Electric’s Jeff Immelt is stepping down after 16 years as CEO of the iconic conglomerate, having succeeded in repositioning the company as a producer of large industrial produ...
Jun 12, 2017
Jury in Bill Cosby sex assault case adjourns without verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jurors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case, weighing charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life, drilled down Tuesday on what the TV star said happened inside h...
Jun 12, 2017
Former Red Deer politician John Oldring becomes oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Alberta politician has become the oldest Canadian to summit Mount Everest. John Oldring, who served as a member of the legislature from 1986 to 1993 after spending more than...
Jun 12, 2017
Risks to waterways substantial, but total picture hard to see: World Wildlife Fund
OTTAWA - Canada can no longer pretend it is a country rich with pristine lakes and rivers, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday in a report into the country’s waterways. After four years of resea...
Jun 12, 2017
Bucs offence stymied in home loss to Gators
LACOMBE – After scoring 102 points through their first two games, the Central Alberta Buccaneers offence hit a brick wall on Saturday. The Bucs were bitten 28-7 by the Calgary Gators Saturday ni...
Jun 12, 2017
What we've already learned at the sentencing of the Saskatchewan school shooter
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A sentencing hearing is to resume Tuesday for a teen who killed four people and injured seven in a shooting in La Loche, Sask., in January 2016. The shooting happened at a home in...
Jun 12, 2017
Madrid buses move to curtail "manspreading" practice
MADRID - If you’re taking a bus in the Spanish capital, be sure to keep your legs to yourself. Madrid authorities on Monday started putting up signs banning the practice of ‘manspreading&#...
Jun 12, 2017
Panthers new coach Bob Boughner says team's future is bright
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers went into this off-season with a very specific plan regarding what they thought they wanted for the team’s next head coach. Then they met with Bob Boughner. ...
Jun 12, 2017
Mayor promises Stanley Cup parade, but plans unclear so far
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says there will be a victory parade for the Stanley Cup champion Penguins, but plans for the event are still being developed. Allegheny County Airport Authority officials ...
Jun 12, 2017