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Handke takes Nobel Literature Prize amid protest
STOCKHOLM - Author Peter Handke received his Nobel Literature Prize on Tuesday amid criticism of him in Sweden and abroad as an apologist for Serb war crimes in the 1990s. Handke accepted the 9-millio...
Dec 10, 2019
Mexican ex-security chief charged in US in drug conspiracy
NEW YORK - A man who served as secretary of public security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012 has been indicted in New York City on drug charges alleging he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to let the...
Dec 10, 2019
B.C. seaplane company tests first commercial electronic aircraft
RICHMOND, B.C. - The world's first all-electric commercial aircraft landed today after a test flight at the Harbour Air Seaplane terminal in Richmond, B.C. Harbour Air announced in March tha...
Dec 10, 2019
'Frozen 2' leads box office again; 'Playmobil' flops
NEW YORK - "Frozen 2" blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. ...
Dec 10, 2019
Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The federal taxpayers' ombudsman is launching a review of the Liberal government's signature child benefit amid concerns that eligibility rules are preventing payments to some of Canada'...
Dec 10, 2019
Truck plows into Red Deer business
One person was taken to hospital after a pickup truck crashed into a business in north Red Deer Monday morning.The crash at Vibe Car Audio (77 Street and Gaetz Avenue) happened at about 10:40 a.m.Emer...
Dec 10, 2019 (Supplied by Vibe Car Audio)
Statistics Canada overreached with banking info collection plans: Privacy czar
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the national statistics agency could not justify plans to collect data about Canadians' financial transactions without their knowled...
Dec 10, 2019
Grande Prairie’s Stoby wins big at Prestige Fighting Championship
Grande Prairie's Ian Stoby participated and won this past weekend at the Prestige Fighting Championship in Fort McMurray, defeating Christian Breingan by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 in the...
Dec 10, 2019 Stoby wins at Prestige Fighting Championship
Holiday rom-com 'Love, Actually' inspires UK election memes
LONDON - "Love, Actually" is all around this year in Britain's pre-Christmas election. The 2003 romantic comedy about the love lives of assorted Londoners over the holiday season has played a surprisi...
Dec 10, 2019
Stormy Daniels' lawyers argue for timely lawyer-fee payments
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio's capital city before competing claims on Daniels' $450,000 settlem...
Dec 10, 2019