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TV mixup has Russian fans celebrating despite losing
MOSCOW - Some Russian hockey fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships because of a confusingly timed TV repeat. Two state TV channels showed Russia-Canada ...
Jan 06, 2020

Deadly weekend in Calgary
CALGARY- Police warned the public that response times would be affected yesterday after three deaths in the span of just 12 hours.The homicide unit is investigating the death of a man who was stabbed ...
Jan 06, 2020

Iraqi top leaders mourn Shiite militants killed by US strike
BAGHDAD - Iraq's top leaders were receiving condolences Monday for Iraqi Shiite militia leaders killed along with top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, in a U.S. airstrike last week. The gathering in...
Jan 06, 2020

Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's government said Monday it was willing to pay "whatever it takes" to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott M...
Jan 06, 2020

Safety board has options for investigation of runway overshoot in Halifax
HALIFAX - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are trying to determine why a passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield In...
Jan 06, 2020

Heat tape determined as cause of home fire near Wembley Sunday morning
No injuries have been reported as a result of a fire at a mobile home near Wembley on Sunday morning.Wembley, Beaverlodge and County fire crews were called out around 7:12 a.m. yesterday to a home on ...
Jan 06, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie

City to host series of public consultations focused on social issues and services
The City will be hosting various consultations open to members of the community this week. Called System Change Labs, they are to focus on social issues and to improve how those looking for support wi...
Jan 06, 2020

Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspi...
Jan 06, 2020

Canada watching Iraq and cannabis edibles; In The News for Jan. 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 6. What we are watching in Canada ... A&n...
Jan 06, 2020

A mix of risk-takers and classic Hollywood at Golden Globes
NEW YORK - Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw led the fashion risk-takers at the Golden Globes, while Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Cynthia Erivo topped the lists of many for...
Jan 05, 2020