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Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said. The bombing...
Jan 12, 2020
Boeing travails begin to ripple, 2,800 jobs lost in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. - Problems for Boeing and its troubled 737 Max aircraft, which appear to be growing deeper, have begun to ripple outward, with a major supplier announcing Friday that it will lay off mor...
Jan 12, 2020
US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike P...
Jan 12, 2020
OPG says alert about Pickering nuclear plant incident was sent in error
TORONTO - An alert warning Ontario residents of an unspecified incident at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station early Sunday morning was sent in error, Ontario Power Generation said. OPG sent out a tw...
Jan 12, 2020
Storm fall in Drayton Valley for second straight night
The Grande Prairie Storm looked at this weekend's road trip as a chance to close the gap on not only fifth place Drayton Valley, but also pull themselves within striking distance of fourth place White...
Jan 12, 2020 Nathan Morgan's power play goal in the third tied the game at 3
Father guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - Dalyce Raine stood outside an Edmonton courthouse Friday in the bitter cold, unable to speak. She wiped away tears under her sunglasses. She had just heard that Joey Crier, h...
Jan 12, 2020
Serena Williams breaks 3-year title drought at ASB Classic
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn't wo...
Jan 12, 2020
Djokovic leads Serbia to win over Spain in ATP Cup final
SYDNEY, Australia - Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal and then went back on court within an hour and won the deciding doubles encounter to secure Serbia's victory over Spain in the inaugural ATP Cup fi...
Jan 12, 2020
No Olympics for Smith, Canadian Women's Volleyball
Beaverlodge's Dani Smith and the rest of the Canadian women's national Volleyball team have come up short in their efforts to earn a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Needing a win to keep their hopes...
Jan 12, 2020 Beaverlodge's Dani Smith. Photo courtesy Volleyball Canada
More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes
Environmental groups are applauding international shippers and shipping companies that have voluntarily promised to stay away from controversial Arctic routes. "We were really excited to get this...
Jan 12, 2020