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UNHCR say Taliban free detained staff, 2 foreign journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization's Afghan staff on Friday, UNHCR said, hours after news b...
Feb 11, 2022
Biden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the p...
Feb 11, 2022
Trial dates set for suspects charged in central Alberta police chase
Trial dates have been set next month for four people charged in a central Alberta police chase involving a wanted man last year.Brandon Joel Dennehy, 28, Sarah Lightning, 24, Ocean William Storm Hillb...
Feb 11, 2022
Red Deer Mountie facing assault charges in off-duty incidents
A Red Deer RCMP officer is due in court next month after being charged with assault in three separate off-duty incidents last year.Cpl. Brandon William Smith, 42, is charged in relation to incidents a...
Feb 11, 2022
Process of readjusting federal electoral boundaries begins in Alberta
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta is beginning its review of the province's federal electoral districts following the 2021 decennial census. The Constitution of Canada requires t...
Feb 11, 2022
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer woman charged in missing Grande Prairie man's death
A Red Deer woman charged in the death of a missing Grande Prairie man last year will find out later this summer if her case has enough evidence to go to trial.Brianna Ruf-Dietz, 32, is scheduled for a...
Feb 11, 2022
Tennessee parents, teachers push back against 'Maus' removal
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - Growing up in rural eastern Tennessee, James Cockrum hadn't given much thought to the possibility that one day he might find himself speaking about his Jewish heritage in front of...
Feb 11, 2022
Super Bowl ads look toward the future - and the past
NEW YORK (AP) - Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency - and also t...
Feb 11, 2022
Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and alleged member of the "boogaloo" extremist movement pleaded guilty Friday in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San...
Feb 11, 2022
Eriksen excited to prove he can play after cardiac arrest
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen says he has no anxiety about playing his first match since a cardiac arrest and believes a return to England was perfect after the incident last summer. The Denmark int...
Feb 11, 2022