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U.S. authorities looking into misconduct allegations at Shambhala retreat
HALIFAX - U.S. authorities are looking into potential illicit activity involving Colorado retreats connected to Shambhala International, a Halifax-based Buddhist organization roiled by sexual miscondu...
Dec 21, 2018
Wisconsin police say no charges in explosion that killed 1
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - Miscommunication and an improperly marked gas main were to blame for an explosion last summer that killed a Wisconsin firefighter, injured 11 other people and levelled a city block...
Dec 21, 2018
9 new suspects arrested after murder of 2 women in Morocco
COPENHAGEN - Nine more people have been arrested in Morocco for connections to the four initial suspects in the killing of two Scandinavian university students in a remote corner of the Atlas Mountain...
Dec 21, 2018
Drayton Valley weekly RCMP report: Dec. 14 - Dec. 20
December 14 8:00 am - Brazeau County, Hwy 39 - Erratic Driver - Complainant attended Detachment to report an erratic driver in a tan colored Dodge with a red tidy tank in the box. Driver was driving a...
Dec 21, 2018
US durable goods orders up 0.8 pct., led by defence spending
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting goods rose at a modest pace last month, but the gain was driven entirely by demand for military aircraft. Excluding transportation equipment, ord...
Dec 21, 2018
Shooting in central Vienna leaves 1 dead, 1 badly wounded
BERLIN - A shooting Friday in central Vienna left one person dead and another seriously wounded, Austrian authorities said. Police were looking for the gunman. The shooting took place at about 1:30 p....
Dec 21, 2018
China calls US arrogant and selfish after hacking indictment
BEIJING - China called the U.S. arrogant and selfish on Friday after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf of Beijing’s...
Dec 21, 2018
Federal shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach deal
WASHINGTON - A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wa...
Dec 21, 2018
Virtual wall grows as Trump border fight threatens shutdown
NEW YORK - Children torn from their parents, refugees turned away, tear gas fired on asylum-seekers, and a president who says he’s willing to shut down the government to make good on his promise...
Dec 21, 2018
Cleric: 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing will never be forgotten
LONDON - The tragedy of Lockerbie will never be forgotten, a Church of Scotland minister vowed Friday as memorial services were held in Scotland and the United States to honour the 270 people killed w...
Dec 21, 2018