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Bannon says Stone was Trump campaign link to WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's campaign viewed Roger Stone as an "access point" to WikiLeaks and tried to use him to get advanced word about hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, a former top presid...
Nov 10, 2019
Harvest a struggle in Alberta, Saskatchewan, but a miracle in Manitoba
Winter's icy fingers have touched most of the Prairies since late September, causing havoc and frustration for many farmers trying to get crops off their fields. Dave Reid, who farms near Cremona...
Nov 10, 2019
UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead
LONDON - Ten teenagers were among the 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck container in southeast England last month, local police said Friday while relaying for the first time details of those who die...
Nov 10, 2019
Remembering the sacrifices of Canada's military families
OTTAWA - Not only did Reine Samson Dawe's husband serve his entire career in the Canadian Armed Forces, but her four sons all followed in his footsteps. And while she is quick to point to the many way...
Nov 10, 2019
As brazen organized crime shootings hit Montreal, police mum on extent of problem
MONTREAL - A panicking woman spins in circles and screams for her children. Well-dressed party-goers in the posh hotel lobby are frantic. A uniformed officer is on his knees, trying to pump life back ...
Nov 10, 2019
B.C. rental crisis goes far beyond impact of short-term rentals, say experts
VICTORIA - British Columbia's rental housing crisis goes far beyond factoring the impact of short-term rentals, say housing experts who say more building is needed to help families find affordabl...
Nov 10, 2019
Queen, politicians attend service as UK remembers war dead
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's political leaders have led the country's Remembrance Sunday service for war dead. The queen, dressed in black, watched from a balcony as her son and heir Prin...
Nov 10, 2019
Iran's president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a t...
Nov 10, 2019
Olympic champ's heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA
KATOWICE, Poland - The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that led up to it. Bruised, berated and criticized by so...
Nov 10, 2019
Clouston's Blazers top Tigers 7-3 in lone meeting of WHL season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Staring down his former club from the home bench, Kamloops Blazers head coach Shaun Clouston spoiled the Medicine Hat Tigers' party on Saturday night.In his first game coaching agains...
Nov 09, 2019