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Italian PM Conte to resign after League party pulls backing
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has told senators he is handing in his resignation because his right-wing coalition partner, the League party led by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, has decided...
Aug 20, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: A little less rehabilitation and a lot more punishment
THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG with our drunk driving laws. The man who ran a red light and slammed into the marked cruiser of a Langford, B.C. RCMP constable, killing her, has been granted a six-m...
Aug 20, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
GIBRALTAR - An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organization lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar l...
Aug 20, 2019
Aaron Best scores 20 points in Canada's 122-88 basketball rout of New Zealand
SYDNEY, Australia - Aaron Best scored 20 points while Andrew Nembhard added 17 as Canada's men's basketball team trounced the New Zealand Tall Blacks 122-88 in a pre-FIBA World Cup exhibition game Tue...
Aug 20, 2019
Man in custody following Monday night disturbance on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have a 34 year old man in custody following a series of incidents last night ( August 19) on Columbia Street. Sergeant Brandon Buliziuk says in a news release police responded to a num...
Aug 20, 2019 Image Credit- CFJC Today
Status hearing set for civil lawsuit against Jussie Smollett
CHICAGO - A hearing is set in the city of Chicago's effort to recover costs from actor Jussie Smollett after police said his claims of a racist and anti-gay attack were phoney and staged. The status h...
Aug 20, 2019
Police keep low profile at huge, peaceful Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy d...
Aug 20, 2019
Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos
LONDON - Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal on Oct. 31, according to a ...
Aug 20, 2019
Far-right and antifa groups both claim victory at Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. - With both the left and the right declaring victory following a long-hyped rally that had Portland, Oregon, on edge it seems the liberal city will continue to be a flashpoint in an inc...
Aug 20, 2019
Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident
SHENZHEN, China - The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs due to the political climate in Washington but expressed confidence the company will...
Aug 20, 2019
