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Alberta couple aboard quarantined cruise ship
A couple from Red Deer, Alberta, don't have a balcony or window in their tiny stateroom as they wait out a quarantine aboard a luxury cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, but they say they're feelin...
Feb 11, 2020

Seven Generations signs deal with Quebec natural gas distributor
CALGARY - Seven Generations Energy Ltd. is the first to land a supply contract with Quebec's major natural gas distributor based on obtaining certification for its responsible production of the heatin...
Feb 11, 2020 Photo: Seven Generations Energy Ltd.

Sudanese official says al-Bashir to be handed over to ICC
CAIRO - A top Sudanese official said Tuesday the country's transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal C...
Feb 11, 2020

Queen's grandson Peter Phillips and wife Autumn to divorce
LONDON - Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife Autumn are divorcing after 12 years of marriage. The couple said in a statement Tuesday that the separation was sad but...
Feb 11, 2020

Live episode of 'The Conners' takes on New Hampshire primary
LOS ANGELES - Veteran TV producer Bruce Helford knows how unpredictable a live sitcom episode can be. He has a vivid memory of the moment on "The Drew Carey Show" when an extra mooned the camera with ...
Feb 11, 2020

US songwriter, Russian soprano win 2020 Polar Music Prizes
COPENHAGEN - American songwriter Diane Warren and Russian soprano Anna Netrebko are the winners of this year's Polar Music Prizes, the Swedish award often described as the Nobel Prizes of music. The j...
Feb 11, 2020

Canada ready to offer more help to China amid coronavirus outbreak, Trudeau says
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, noti...
Feb 11, 2020

CORRECTION: Fire breaks out at camp near Keyera Wapiti Gas Plant Monday morning
CORRECTION: The M.D. of Greenview has corrected their original news release, clarifying that the fire responded to by area fire crews was at the Wapiti Open Lodge, which is operated by Horizon North a...
Feb 11, 2020 A fire broke out at the Keyera Wapiti Gas Plant south of Grovedale early Monday morning. The root cause is under investigation. (Photo: M.D. of Greenview)

Gunman ambushes NYC police twice in 12 hours, spawns outrage
NEW YORK - A gunman was arrested after he ambushed police officers in the Bronx twice in 12 hours, authorities said, wounding two in attacks that brought outrage from officials who blamed the violence...
Feb 11, 2020

Feds seek 7 to 9 years in prison for Trump ally Roger Stone
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone to serve between seven and nine years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering...
Feb 11, 2020