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Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration tried to balance diplomacy with fresh talk of military action Tuesday in response to the fiery missile and drone attack on the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industr...
Sep 18, 2019
UAE joins US-led coalition to protect Mideast waterways
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates says it has joined a U.S.-led coalition to protect waterways across the Mideast after an attack on Saudi oil installations. The state-run WAM new...
Sep 18, 2019
Flames winger Czarnik notches pair in exhibition win over Canucks in B.C.
VICTORIA - Forward Austin Czarnik says the Calgary Flames are starting the pre-season at full throttle, the speed the team needs to keep generating to be successful this year. Czarnik scored two goals...
Sep 18, 2019
Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20
KABUL - An Afghan official says a powerful suicide truck bombing outside a hospital in the capital of southern Zabul province has killed at least 20 and injured as many as 90 others. The head of the Z...
Sep 18, 2019
Dillon Dube leads Calgary Flames past San Jose Sharks 6-4 in pre-season win
CALGARY - Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday in NHL pre-season action. Sean Monahan, Alan Quine, Adam Ruzicka, Derek Rya...
Sep 18, 2019
Andrew Copp and Sami Niku lead Jets past Wild 4-1 in pre-season game
WINNIPEG - Andrew Copp was putting an asterisk beside his statistics on Wednesday, but it still felt good to contribute in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild. He and Sam...
Sep 18, 2019
Netanyahu, rightist allies appear to fall short of majority
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his natural religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, partial results i...
Sep 18, 2019
MLA Stone: Parents should be "angry" over lack of B.C. regulations on vaping products
KAMLOOPS - Following a seventh death in the U.S. related to a vaping, and the first illness in Canada revealed on Wednesday, health concerns over vaping are heightened.Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd...
Sep 18, 2019 Two former Kamloops high school students are seen vaping off the school grounds at Valleyview Secondary (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Virtanen scores OT winner as Canucks rally over Flames in pre-season
CALGARY - It was a triumphant return to the crease for Canucks journeyman goaltender Richard Bachman. The 32-year-old was solid in his first game in nearly nine months after having his Achilles tendon...
Sep 18, 2019
Some in Saskatchewan have beef with A&W Beyond Meat ad featuring Rider fans
REGINA - Some people have a beef about an A&W ad featuring Saskatchewan Roughrider fans that promotes the Beyond Meat burger. During the commercial the fans taste-test the vegetable-based pro...
Sep 18, 2019
