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Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with lung cancer
LOS ANGELES - Conservative radio host and Republican kingmaker Rush Limbaugh said he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take ...
Feb 04, 2020
8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see
PARK CITY, Utah - When the 36th annual edition of the Sundance Film Festival wrapped Sunday after 11 days of snow and cinema, it had ushered in an avalanche of new voices. The festival, a wintery bast...
Feb 04, 2020
Trump sure to claim victory on USMCA, impeachment in state of the union
WASHINGTON - It was once among the most predictable spectacles on the American political calendar - but with Donald Trump on the dais, there's as much suspense surrounding tonight's sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Former MVP of the Kamloops International Baseball Tournament named to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS --- Former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and two-time World Series champion John Olerud headlines the four-man class that will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this summe...
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Tulane acquires archive of "Vampire" author Anne Rice
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author Anne Rice, who was born and raised in New Orleans and whose books, including "Interview with the Vampire," ofte...
Feb 04, 2020
Most Canadian households will get more than they pay from carbon tax: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says most Canadian households will receive more money back from the federal government's carbon-tax scheme than it will cost them. The assertion is contained i...
Feb 04, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Why prime ministers shouldn’t have to be fluent in French
KAMLOOPS - SO FAR, PETER MACKAY'S FRENCH is the biggest issue to come up in the federal Conservative leadership "race." Thank goodness there's something to add interest to this snoozer.As far as I can...
Feb 04, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
What went wrong: Tech troubles behind delay in Iowa results
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it's being blamed for delays that left t...
Feb 04, 2020
Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals
BEIJING - Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely, as a new virus caused it...
Feb 04, 2020
In embarrassing twist, Democrats have no Iowa caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic party officials in Iowa worked furiously Tuesday to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claimed momentu...
Feb 04, 2020
