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At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty
At the U.N. building in New York, "United Nations" means the trappings of protocol, the gravitas of diplomatic relations, the grandiose speeches. But in the field, to many, the "United Nations" means ...
Sep 27, 2019
Democrats call whistleblower complaint 'deeply disturbing'
WASHINGTON - Democrats who reviewed a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump Wednesday called it "deeply disturbing" and said it gives them new leads to pursue as they conside...
Sep 27, 2019
Wally Lamb barred from prison to resume writing program
NIANTIC, Conn. - Author Wally Lamb says he was barred from entering a Connecticut women's prison to resume a writing program that had been reinstated after an investigation that cleared him of wrongdo...
Sep 27, 2019
Ottawa native Scott Sabourin signs with Senators
OTTAWA - Scott Sabourin has turned a professional tryout into a contract with the Ottawa Senators. The 27-year-old Ottawa native signed a one-year, two-way contract with the NHL club on Friday. The de...
Sep 27, 2019
Bobsled champ Kaillie Humphries takes dispute to national sport resolution body
CALGARY - Kaillie Humphries has taken her dispute with Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. The two-time Olympic champion wants the governing body of the sport i...
Sep 27, 2019
South Alberta Light Horse Regiment hosting job fair Saturday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Army Reserves across Canada are opening their doors on Saturday, looking for men and women to join their ranks.The South Alberta Light Horse Regiment, a reserve unit in Medicine Hat...
Sep 27, 2019 The interior of the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment in Medicine Hat, Ab. - Photo by Charles Lefebvre
'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
VANCOUVER - The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to ...
Sep 27, 2019
Documents: Ex-GOP chair for North Carolina to plead guilty
RALEIGH, N.C. - A former North Carolina GOP chairman will admit in court that he lied to federal agents conducting a bribery investigation of a major political donor, according to court documents file...
Sep 27, 2019
Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scout
SEATTLE - Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does. The former U.S. Olympic team captain, gold me...
Sep 27, 2019
Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed
CALGARY - A medical examiner who testified at the trial of an Alberta couple who were charged in their child's death says he is overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a compla...
Sep 27, 2019