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GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric ve...
Mar 24, 2019

Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries
MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in custo...
Mar 24, 2019

US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration hit Iran with new sanctions on Friday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was denouncing Iran's growing influence on a visit to Lebanon. The Treasury Department ...
Mar 24, 2019

Poor People's Campaign to launch bus tour in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Poor People's Campaign is launching a national bus tour of poverty-stricken areas to bring attention to what they call the "real crises" or "interlocking injustices" afflicting th...
Mar 24, 2019

Global ocean group to study possible toxic splashdowns of space debris
A global agency that sets rules for the seas is studying the environmental effects of more and more rocket stages that may contain toxic fuel dropping into the world's oceans. The International M...
Mar 24, 2019

Judge expected to rule on R Kelly request to fly to Dubai
CHICAGO - A judge is expected to rule on whether to allow R&B singer R. Kelly to travel overseas to perform several concerts to help the cash-strapped singer pay legal and other bills as he faces ...
Mar 24, 2019

Fundraiser being held to preserve McNaught Homestead
The McNaught Homestead Preservation Society is holding its fundraising event in April. The Society was created to preserve the home of well-known local artist Euphemia McNaught.Board member Kyla Marti...
Mar 24, 2019 Facebook/McNaught Homestead Preservation Society 2016

Huskies claim second straight NWJHL title
The Fort St. John Huskies are the 2018-2019 Northwest Junior Hockey League champions, following an 8-1 thumping of the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings on Saturday, taking the title in six games.Tha...
Mar 24, 2019 Photo: Twitter / @officialNWJHL

What next? Brexit delay gives UK more time to solve crisis
BRUSSELS - Extra time has been added to the Brexit countdown clock. The European Union has granted Britain a few more weeks to overcome its political deadlock and chart a smooth road out of the bloc -...
Mar 24, 2019

Trump's Golan statement draws strong regional condemnation
DAMASCUS, Syria - From Syria to Turkey and beyond, President Donald Trump's abrupt declaration that Washington will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights drew strong c...
Mar 24, 2019