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Now you see it: Podcaster Mike Rowe has book deal
NEW YORK - Podcaster Mike Rowe has decided to write a few things down. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday that Rowe is adapting material from his popular "The Way I ...
Apr 04, 2019
Mormons repeal ban on baptisms for children of gay parents
SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expu...
Apr 04, 2019
House votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday voted to end American involvement in the Yemen war, rebuffing the Trump administration's support for the military campaign led by Saudi Arabia. The bill now heads to...
Apr 04, 2019
Mosque massacre suspect to face 89 charges in court Friday
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he makes his second court appearance, New Zea...
Apr 04, 2019
UK government, opposition search for a Brexit plan
LONDON - The British government and senior opposition figures tried Thursday to overcome intractable differences and forge a new plan for departing the European Union, as the bloc warned of dire conse...
Apr 04, 2019
Boyle's violence got worse as captivity wore on, Coleman tells court
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle's criminal trial heard allegations Tuesday from his estranged wife about his violent tendencies towards her before, during and after their captivity in Afghanistan, and the ...
Apr 04, 2019
Nearly 900 Canadians found in Panama Papers, but no charges have yet been laid
OTTAWA - Three years after the explosive Panama Papers leak, Canada's tax agency has identified nearly 900 Canadian people and corporate entities in the papers and five criminal investigatio...
Apr 04, 2019
'Bit of a lark:' Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island
A longtime mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada's long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark. John Robins has filed and been granted a mineral expl...
Apr 04, 2019
Penhold hosting election forum next week
Election candidates and voters in Penhold are invited to a political forum in the lead-up to voting day on April 16.The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Penhold Regional Mul...
Apr 04, 2019 (Penhold and District Library)
Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 6-0 win over Switzerland
ESPOO, Finland - Emily Clark scored a pair of goals for Canada in a 6-0 win over Switzerland to open the women's world hockey championship Thursday. Natalie Spooner had a goal and an assist ...
Apr 04, 2019