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U.S. president to sign executive orders enacting stringent new Buy American regimen
WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the economic gut punch of Keystone XL, Canada is bracing for more bad news today from the White House. President Joe Biden is enacting a new Buy American regime to ...
Jan 25, 2021

Kriechmayr edges Odermatt to win super-G in Kitzbühel, Canadian comes sixth
KITZBHEL, Austria - Austrian skier Vincent Kriechmayr bounced back from two disappointing results in downhill over the weekend to win a men's World Cup super-G on Monday, while Toronto's Jack Crawford...
Jan 25, 2021

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump's challenge to lower court rulings tha...
Jan 25, 2021

Austria stops man trying to smuggle in 74 chameleons
BERLIN - Austrian authorities stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the country. They said in a statement Friday that a 56-year-old man, who w...
Jan 25, 2021

Greece, France to sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal
ATHENS, Greece - Greece signed a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France on Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions remain high with neighbour Turkey. Florence Parly, the Frenc...
Jan 25, 2021

'Baby Boomer' use will raise money for Stollery's Children's Hospital Foundation
Grande Prairie based Kinetic Energies Incorporated is going to be using a special side boom to raise money for the Stollery's Children's Hospital.Jim Bailey, the pipelines manager for Kinetic Energies...
Jan 25, 2021

Garage, pickup truck destroyed in fire near Huallen
A fire that started in a single detached garage at a residence north of the Hamlet of Huallen has destroyed a pickup truck and the garage, while also causing non-structural damage to the siding of a h...
Jan 25, 2021

Chelsea fires coach Frank Lampard halfway through 2nd season
LONDON - Frank Lampard was fired by Chelsea on Monday halfway through his second season in charge of the London club after being unable to replicate his success as the club's record scorer in his firs...
Jan 25, 2021

9 workers found dead in China mine explosion; toll now 10
BEIJING - Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine, raising the death toll to 10, officials said Monday. Eleven others were rescued a day earlier afte...
Jan 25, 2021

House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
WASHINGTON - As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceeding, dimming...
Jan 25, 2021