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Canadians Moore-Towers, Marinaro take silver in pairs at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada reached the medal podium twice on Saturday at the NHK Trophy with Kirsten Moore-Tower and Michael Marinaro taking silver in pairs and Roman Sadovsky adding a surprise bronze in...
Nov 23, 2019
AP Exclusive: DOJ would take halted executions to high court
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press on Thursday that he would take the Trump administration's bid to restart federal executions after a 16-year hiatus to the Supreme C...
Nov 23, 2019
Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains ...
Nov 23, 2019
Blazers fall 4-3 in Prince George despite badly outshooting their hosts
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Kamloops Blazers continued their high-flying attack in Prince George last night - but this time, ran into a hot goalie.The Cougars edged Kamloops 4-3, despite the BC Division...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: Prince George Cougars
ROTHENBURGER: Say a prayer for our politicians, as long as it’s the right kind
WHEN THE B.C. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY resumes sitting Monday morning, one of its members will recite a prayer, as usual. Some people don't like those prayers. They don't think we should mix religion with...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: B.C. Legislature
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...
Nov 23, 2019
Embattled Russian track president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigns
MOSCOW - The president of the Russian track and field federation resigned on Saturday, two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigation involving fake medical documents. Dmitr...
Nov 23, 2019
Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defences
WASHINGTON - A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump's top European envoy was sent on a "domestic political errand" seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testim...
Nov 23, 2019
Iraqi official: Pence visits US troops in surprise Iraq trip
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi official say Vice-President Mike Pence has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says Pence arrived at the Ain al-Asad air base...
Nov 23, 2019
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say one protester has died and 12 have been wounded amid ongoing clashes in central Baghdad. Security and medical officials say the protester died when security forces fired ...
Nov 23, 2019
