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Houthi rebels claim to begin withdrawal from key Yemen ports
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...
May 13, 2019
Scientists challenge claim that Labrador is site of planet's oldest life
A team of geological researchers is challenging claims that some of the earliest forms of known life existed in northern Labrador. The argument that a rocky outcrop showed evidence of life going ...
May 13, 2019
Kakko scores 3 as Finland beats Slovakia; Czechs rout Norway
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Kaapo Kakko scored a hat trick to lift Finland to a 4-2 win over host Slovakia at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. Kakko, who led Finland with two goals in an upse...
May 13, 2019
Northern Anarchy fall to Edmonton Storm in WWCFL Week Two action
The Northern Anarchy dropped another tough contest over the weekend in Week Two of the Western Women's Canadian Football League season.They fell 56-0 to the Edmonton Storm in Fort Saskatchewan on Satu...
May 13, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Northern Anarchy Women's Tackle Football Team
Poland shaken by documentary about pedophile priests
WARSAW, Poland - A new documentary revealing new cases of pedophilia by priests has deeply shaken Poland, one of Europe's most Roman Catholic societies, eliciting an apology from the church hierarchy ...
May 13, 2019
'Empire' will go 1 more season, Smollett's future is unclear
NEW YORK - The Fox network says "Empire" will be back this fall for its final season. But Fox executives in announcing the 2019-20 season say that Jussie Smollett's future in the show is unclear. Fox ...
May 13, 2019
Two Southern Alberta homeowners try selling properties with essay contest
Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year.A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near the United States border, both val...
May 13, 2019
UK halts export of 'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial
LONDON - The British government has used its powers to preserve the nation's cultural treasures to halt the export of a tattered paperback copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover." The copy of the once-scand...
May 13, 2019
NBC bets on comedy next year, 'This Is Us" for years to come
NEW YORK - NBC didn't invoke its "must-see TV" 20th-century marketing slogan in announcing a renewed emphasis on sitcoms next season, but it could have. Calling comedy the "heart" of its brand, the ne...
May 13, 2019
155 athletes take part in Peace Country Classic track meet
It was another successful turnout for the annual Peace Country Classic and GP Kids Track Meet on Saturday at Legion Field, hosted by the Peace Country Wolves Athletic Club.155 athletes, from 4-89 year...
May 13, 2019 Taylor Hudak (front) and Eric Nooy (back) at the start of the Men's 400 metre at the 2019 Peace Country Classic Track Meet (Photo: Twitter / Bill Corcoran)