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Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning
LAS VEGAS - Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that's home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team res...
Aug 22, 2019
Canada's climate plan not enough, entire G7 must do more report says
OTTAWA - A report card on the climate action plans of the world's wealthiest nations suggests not one of them is on track to meet even their own stated climate goals. The Climate Action Network, an in...
Aug 22, 2019
Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge
LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...
Aug 22, 2019
Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form government
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer made a pre-campaign play for parental votes Tuesday as he promised that a Conservative government would introduce a tax credit for new mothers and fathers receiving sp...
Aug 22, 2019
Highway 9 reopened following collision
CEREAL, AB - Highway 9 at Range Road 72 has reopened for travellers more than 24 hours following a multi-vehicle collision which left three people dead and injured 10 others.According to a release fro...
Aug 22, 2019
Top general says military started dealing with suspected neo-Nazi in the spring
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says the military first became aware of a Manitoba reservist's alleged links to a neo-Nazi group in the spring and were investigating him in earnes...
Aug 22, 2019
New report blames growing seal population for decline of cod stocks
FREDERICTON - A new report identifies grey seals as the main cause of a decline in cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence that could drive the fish to extinction by mid-century. The...
Aug 22, 2019
Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team, and he has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on the first team. Lawrence, the first fresh...
Aug 22, 2019
Liberals granting more leeway to would-be Venezuelan immigrants, refugees
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are easing immigration and refugee rules for Venezuelans amid their country's deepening political and economic crisis, and ahead of a high-level meeting with the U.S...
Aug 22, 2019
Republican Lewis attacks 'Resistance' in Senate launch
MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Jason Lewis is kicking off a U.S. Senate bid with a video that attacks Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and the so-called "Resistance" to President Donald Trump. Lewis, a former cons...
Aug 22, 2019