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Canadian turned back in attempt to visit dissident father in Chinese prison
OTTAWA - Ti-Anna Wang was one passport stamp away from seeing her imprisoned father in a Chinese prison before her dream was shattered yet again. On Wednesday, the Montreal woman arrived in southern C...
Jan 09, 2019
Liberals reimburse Commons for using PM's office in fundraising video
OTTAWA - The Liberals will reimburse $500 to the House of Commons for using Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s parliamentary office to record a video pitch for donations to the party. Liberal natio...
Jan 09, 2019
Au pairs win $65.5 million deal in Denver suit
DENVER - Young people from around the world who provided low-cost child care for American families will share in a proposed $65.5 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by a dozen former au pairs aga...
Jan 09, 2019
President calls on Mexicans to help in battling fuel thefts
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s new president issued an emotional appeal to his countrymen to help battle against fuel thefts on Wednesday, as long lines spread to gas stations in Mexico City. The multi-...
Jan 09, 2019
The King Of Lizards Was Actually A Whale
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Basilosaurus was a fearsome, sharp-toothed creature that lived 40-35 million years ago and could grow 50-60 feet long. Its name means "King Lizard." Yet Ba...
Jan 09, 2019
Castells: The Catalan Art Of Human Towers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Each year, hundreds of acrobatic individuals show up for Catalan festivals to build human towers called castells. Far more serious than a human pyramid, th...
Jan 09, 2019
Video of Lethbridge police officer running over wounded deer sparks outrage
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A video of a police officer in southern Alberta repeatedly running over an injured deer with his service vehicle has sparked calls for his firing and an animal cruelty investigatio...
Jan 09, 2019
'Emergency' sign must go, language watchdog tells Quebec hospital
MONTREAL - An edict from Quebec’s language watchdog that a hospital northwest of Montreal must remove English from its bilingual signage has angered municipal officials. The Office quebecois de ...
Jan 09, 2019
Phillips cites nine cases of harassment over Bighorn plan, no details given
LETHBRIDGE – Alberta’s environment minister says there have been nine cases of verbal and other harassment of government officials surrounding hearings into the Bighorn Country park plan. ...
Jan 09, 2019
UPDATE [Located]: Austin Weinrich of Ponoka
JAN 15 – RCMP confirm Austin Weinrich has been located and thank the public for their assistance.
Jan 09, 2019