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Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident
SHENZHEN, China - The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs due to the political climate in Washington but expressed confidence the company will...
Aug 20, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 20
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 20 --- SCHEER WON'T 'LIFT FINGER' FOR 'JIHADI JACK' Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthus...
Aug 20, 2019

Syrian troops advance, militants partially leave rebel town
BEIRUT - The main insurgent group in the Syrian province of Idlib says it partially pulled out its fighters from an opposition-controlled town as government forces advanced in the area. A statement on...
Aug 20, 2019

Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
KABUL - The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul's strain of war. Then, in a ...
Aug 19, 2019

Reyna scores, helping Vancouver Whitecaps to 1-0 win over D.C. United
VANCOUVER - Just a few weeks ago, coach Marc Dos Santos couldn't pinpoint what had gone wrong with his Vancouver Whitecaps. Now he's short on answers when asked why the squad has suddenly changed form...
Aug 19, 2019

Adams Jr., Alouettes come from behind to beat Stampeders 40-34 in overtime
CALGARY - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn't care that the Montreal Alouettes hadn't won a game in Calgary since 2009. He also didn't care that his team was down 11 points late in Saturday's game aga...
Aug 19, 2019

Pell's appeal pitted word of former choirboy against priest
CANBERRA, Australia - Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of who the jury should have believed, his accuser or a senior priest whose chur...
Aug 19, 2019

Moving forward to make Red Deer a top tourism destination
Red Deer has hosted a long list of major sports tourism events over the past decade. But a new collaboration aims to go above and beyond that to make Red Deer a top destination. The 'Tourism Joint Ven...
Aug 19, 2019 Red Deer hosted its largest ever sporting event with the 2019 Canada Winter Games (Canada Games/Karen Benjamin)

Volunteer of the Month program launches in Red Deer
RED DEER, AUGUST 19, 2019 - Can you name 5 individuals who make a difference through volunteering in our community? September marks the launch of a partnership between Volunteer Central and Parkland M...
Aug 19, 2019 Some of the thousands of volunteers from the 2019 Canada Winter Games (Photo: Canada Games)

Dolphins' Stills objects to comments by Jay-Z about NFL deal
DAVIE, Fla. - Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills objected Monday to recent comments from rapper Jay-Z about social activism by current and former NFL players, including Colin Kaepernick. Jay-Z and t...
Aug 19, 2019