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US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
BAGHOUZ, Syria - A U.S.-backed Syrian force says it has liberated the last area held by the Islamic State group in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, declaring victory over the extremists and the ...
Mar 23, 2019
European shares shaken by Brexit jitters after gains in Asia
BANGKOK - Shares were mixed in Europe on Thursday after a day of gains in Asia spurred by the Federal Reserve's promise not to raise interest rates during this year. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.2 per c...
Mar 23, 2019
Republican Karl Rove says conservatives need more than simplistic slogans
OTTAWA - Legendary Republican campaign strategist Karl Rove, known for his no-holds-barred approach to American politics, has some advice for Canadian conservatives: simplistic, bumper-sticker slogane...
Mar 22, 2019
Nicaragua government says it will free all jailed protesters
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - President Daniel Ortega's administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government....
Mar 22, 2019
Montreal concert by former Haitian president Martelly cancelled: promoter
MONTREAL - A controversial concert scheduled for Friday night in Montreal by former Haitian president Michel Martelly has been called off at the last minute. The show's promoter, Carl-Edward Osias, co...
Mar 22, 2019
Two Swan City products collide in 1st round of WHL playoffs
The Western Hockey League's post season will begin Friday night and a pair of Grande Prairie products will meet in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals.19-year-old blue liner Reece Harsch will be loo...
Mar 22, 2019 Harsch (Top) was traded to the Blades Jan 2nd, while Kjemhus was dealt to the Warriors on Dec 3rd. (Harsch photo credit to Rick Elvin/Saskatoon Blades. Kjemhus photo credit to Robert Murray/WHL)
Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned after a Navajo Nation company ended its long-shot bid Friday to acquire it. The Navajo Genera...
Mar 22, 2019
Treasury grants further relief on IRS withholding penalties
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department announced Friday that it is expanding again the relief it grants taxpayers who had too little in income taxes withheld from their paychecks in the first year of a ...
Mar 22, 2019
The Latest: New fire extinguished at Texas chemical plant
HOUSTON - The Latest on a fire that had been burning at a Texas petrochemical storage facility (all times local): 5:15 p.m. The company that operates a Houston-area chemical plant says a new fire has ...
Mar 22, 2019
A look at Russians who became mixed up in Trump probe
MOSCOW - An investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into an elaborate Russian operation that sought to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and try to help Donald Trump win the White ...
Mar 22, 2019