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UK Parliament gets new chance to offer options on Brexit
LONDON - Britain's Parliament gets another chance Monday to offer a way forward on Britain's stalled divorce from the European Union, holding a series of votes on Brexit alternatives in an attempt to ...
Apr 01, 2019
Hamas tightens grip on Gaza, fails to break Israel blockade
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Over the weekend, Gaza's Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli ai...
Apr 01, 2019
Venezuela's Maduro announces power rationing amid outages
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity following nationwide power cuts that have inflicted misery on millions of people and ig...
Apr 01, 2019
TSA's social media highlight weird stuff in travellers' bags
WASHINGTON - David Johnston stands over a table full of peculiar items confiscated at Dulles International Airport: a glittery clutch with brass knuckles as a clasp. A perfume bottle shaped like a gre...
Apr 01, 2019
Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment. The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this t...
Apr 01, 2019
Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America
LOS ANGELES - A musical inspired by Queen's music is preparing for a North America tour following the popularity of the Academy Award-winning movie, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Producers announced Monday "We...
Apr 01, 2019
McLeod's Oil Kings earn spot in 2nd round
Dawson Creek's Wyatt McLeod and the Edmonton Oil Kings needed overtime Sunday night to advance to the 2nd round of the WHL playoffs.They came back from a 3-1 deficit in Game 6 to win 4-3 in overtime a...
Apr 01, 2019 Photo by Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oil Kings
Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff
KIEV, Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but that's no problem for the people of Ukraine who have already seen that working for him. In a striking example of fiction morphing i...
Apr 01, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov jumps into top 20 in ATP Tour rankings
Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov has cracked the top 20 of the ATP Tour rankings for the first time. The 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., jumped to a career-best 20th from 23rd on Monday after reac...
Apr 01, 2019
Calgary Fire Red claim Provincial crown at Coca-Cola Centre
The 2019 Midget Elite provincials wrapped up Sunday at the Coca-Cola Centre with the medal games.The day kicked off with the bronze medal game which saw the Sherwood Park Fury get by the Calgary Fire ...
Apr 01, 2019 The Calgary Fire Red went a perfect 5-0 at the tournament