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Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...
Apr 22, 2021
Rocky won't charge for criminal record, vulnerable sector checks
Rocky Mountain House town council has turned down a request from the town's RCMP Staff Sgt. to begin charging for criminal record and vulnerable sector checks. Criminal record checks are usually neede...
Apr 22, 2021
COVID-19: Montreal newspaper blasted for front-page photo of Trudeau in India
MONTREAL - The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story. Trud...
Apr 22, 2021
Earth Day commentary: Finding hope for the planet in an old sweater
During the pandemic, many of us have spent several months at home. To pass the time, we have started tackling projects that have been on our to-do lists for months, even years. For me, that meant clea...
Apr 22, 2021
Alberta teachers and education minister swap accusations of politicizing curriculum
EDMONTON - Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the group representing Alberta teachers is playing politics with a proposed new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum and isn't sincere about real brid...
Apr 22, 2021
Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike
JERUSALEM - A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, ...
Apr 22, 2021
US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strengt...
Apr 22, 2021
Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic sc...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes wi...
Apr 22, 2021
Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia
MOSCOW - Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is ...
Apr 22, 2021