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Jerusalem still suffers from divisions, 50 years after war
JERUSALEM - Israel is marking this week the 50th anniversary of its capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war - an event it celebrates as the “unification” of its eternal capit...
May 25, 2017
NYC police watchdog cited for improper remarks
New York’s newly named top investigator of police misconduct was himself the subject of workplace complaints, accused among other things of making an inappropriate joke about a colleague’s...
May 25, 2017
Gov. Walker wants Wisconsin to drug test Medicaid applicants
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker wants to make Wisconsin the first state in the country to require able-bodied, childless adults applying for Medicaid health benefits to undergo drug screening, a mov...
May 25, 2017
From Trump to Oprah, speakers offer parting advice to grads
BOSTON - Oprah Winfrey told students to live with purpose. President Donald Trump said to ignore the naysayers. Will Ferrell sang some Whitney Houston. Those are a few of the speakers who have taken t...
May 25, 2017
WWE star Jericho's latest smash in music headlining Fozzy
LANCASTER, Pa. - Chris Jericho stood with his back to the hyperactive crowd, his arms outstretched and lights flashing on his jacket. The classic Jericho pose had been an anticipated staple at WWE are...
May 25, 2017
Fatal house fire in Killam ruled non-suspicious
The RCMP say a 55-year-old woman and her dog were found dead in a central Alberta home that caught fire last week. Police and firefighters say the front of the home was heavily damaged in last Thursda...
May 25, 2017
Debate rages in India on IVF for women over 50
ELLENABAD, India - To see Manjeet Kaur around her little daughter is to see joy at its purest. The 15-month-old toddles about the sprawling courtyard of her parents’ farm, her oily curls tied up...
May 25, 2017
Official: At least 13 soldiers killed in south Afghanistan
KABUL - At least 13 soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in fighting with Taliban insurgents at several security checkpoints in southern Afghanistan, a government official said Thursday. Daul...
May 25, 2017
Data reveals level of violence, threats in Nova Scotia classrooms
HALIFAX - Students commit, incite or threaten some form of physical violence an average of about 1,100 times a month at Nova Scotia’s schools, prompting teachers to call for more support staff a...
May 25, 2017
Charges laid in crash near Alix
A 38-year-old woman has been charged following a collision east of Red Deer this past weekend. It was at about 11:20 a.m. on Sunday when Bashaw RCMP, Alix Fire Department and EMS from Stettler and Lac...
May 25, 2017