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Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin loses in bid for council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin has finished as the runner-up in his first political bid. Surin ran in Sunday's municipal byelection in Laval, Que., a city just north ...
Nov 25, 2019
Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains ...
Nov 25, 2019
Crown drilling rights sales down in three Western-most Canadian provinces
CALGARY - A key indicator of future oil and gas drilling activity in Western Canada is sliding lower as the industry deals with a lack of pipeline capacity, oil production curtailments and difficulty ...
Nov 25, 2019
Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Maryland man who wants a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices on Monday left in place a Maryl...
Nov 25, 2019
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...
Nov 25, 2019
Northern Alberta crash kills two people
SLAVE LAKE- Two people -- a 23-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman -- have died in a crash between a sedan and an S-U-V in northern Alberta.RCMP say the two died at the scene northwest of Slave Lake ...
Nov 25, 2019
First Friday Red Deer lineup through January 1
First Friday Red Deer is the monthly event where downtown art galleries hold exhibit openings and special events.Title: Out of the KitchenArtists: Susan Barker and Issy CoveyKiwanis Gallery, 4818 49 S...
Nov 25, 2019 A basket of tomatoes, by Susan Barker
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
IRBIL, Iraq - Vice-President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States' Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump or...
Nov 25, 2019
Iraqi officials: 2 protesters dead amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing two people in a third day of fierce clashes in central Baghdad, security and hospit...
Nov 25, 2019
Weekend recap: Nov. 22-23
RED DEER- This past week the RDC Kings Hockey and Basketball teams defeated the Briercrest College Clippers. The Basketball Queens dropped their contests to the nationally ranked Clippers. The Queens ...
Nov 25, 2019