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‘Tis the season to share holiday traffic safety tips
EDMONTON- The RCMP encourages Albertans to enjoy the season to the fullest while keeping in mind additional safety risks associated with the holidays, particularly when it comes to impaired driving. T...
Dec 23, 2019
Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi's killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbu...
Dec 23, 2019
Manitoba New Democrats want public to weigh in on possible end to clock changes
WINNIPEG - Manitoba could become the next battleground over time change. The Opposition New Democrats are launching a website and public consultations on whether the province should stop springin...
Dec 23, 2019
Fire at warehouse in India's capital kills 9
NEW DELHI - A fire at a warehouse in India's capital on Monday killed nine people and injured three others, an official said. The fire broke out early in the morning in New Delhi's Kirari area. Its ca...
Dec 23, 2019
US soldier is killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claim attack
KABUL - An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing ...
Dec 23, 2019
Tristan Jarry, Penguins beat Oilers 5-2
EDMONTON - Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a ...
Dec 22, 2019
Nylander, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Rangers 6-3
NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early ...
Dec 22, 2019
Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1
DALLAS - Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday night. Tkachuk's 14th goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie i...
Dec 22, 2019
Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...
Dec 22, 2019
Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg
INDIANOLA, Iowa - "Field of Dreams" actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, pitching the small-town mayor as someone worth lis...
Dec 22, 2019