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A Pocket Guide To Sumatran Magic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ritual books known as pustaha were the notes written by Batak shamans learning the sacred mystical arts of their people. Typically written on tree bark wit...
Mar 20, 2019
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime books ticket to main draw at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the main draw at the Miami Open. The 18-year-old from Montreal defeated Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the second and final round o...
Mar 20, 2019
Campaign Trail: Notley visits Red Deer, Kenney blasts carbon tax
NDP Leader Rachel Notley was the first of the major party leaders to make an election campaign-stop in Red Deer on Wednesday. Amongst chants from supporters of "Four more years, four more years,”...
Mar 20, 2019
Ichiro cheered at Tokyo Dome, Mariners top A's 9-7 in opener
TOKYO - Ichiro drew all the cheers. Most everyone else on the Seattle Mariners did all the hitting. A crowd that came to salute Ichiro Suzuki in his homeland saw Domingo Santana deliver the biggest hi...
Mar 20, 2019
Tokyo Olympics organizers unveil torch for next year's games
Tokyo Olympics organizers have unveiled their torch for next year’s games, playing off the image of Japan’s famous cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom is Japan’s most-loved flower. O...
Mar 20, 2019
Another honour for Canada's R.J. Barrett; named USA Today's player of the year
DURHAM, N.C. - Canadian basketball star R.J. Barrett has been named the National Player of the Year by USA Today. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., leads the ACC in scoring with an average of 22...
Mar 20, 2019
Ex Colombia soccer star arrested for drug shipments
BOGOTA - Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant. Colombia’s chief prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that...
Mar 20, 2019
$800K Wells Fargo penalty OK'd in Schilling video game deal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal judge has approved an agreement for Wells Fargo Securities to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to end a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Rhode Isla...
Mar 20, 2019
UCP candidate resigns after allegations about online comments
EDMONTON- A United Conservative Party candidate has resigned after allegations she made online comments about white nationalists. Caylan Ford was to have run in Calgary-Mountain View but she says in a...
Mar 20, 2019
First day of spring brings another day of heat to many parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is welcoming the first day of spring with another day of record-breaking warmth. Environment Canada says a massive ridge of high pressure is camped over the province, keep...
Mar 20, 2019