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Harold Johnson Shortlisted for Sask Book Awards
The shortlist for the 26th Saskatchewan Book Awards was announced in Regina and Saskatoon at each city's public library.Harold Johnson's latest book, Clifford is shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book ...
Feb 18, 2019
French judge refuses to block Catholic sex scandal movie
PARIS - A French judge has refused to block the release this week in French cinemas of a movie based on a Catholic sex scandal. French director Francois Ozon's film "Grace a Dieu" ("By the Grace of Go...
Feb 18, 2019
'Making this up:' Study says oilsands assessments marred by weak science
EDMONTON - Dozens of oilsands environmental impact studies are marred by inconsistent science that's rarely subjected to independent checks, says a university study. "It doesn't ...
Feb 18, 2019
Berlin to get single travel app for public, private services
Berlin is unveiling a new app that will let people use public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis seamlessly to travel through the German capital. The app presented Monday is the work of Li...
Feb 18, 2019
Don Cheadle sports political shirts as he hosts 'SNL'
NEW YORK - Don Cheadle delivered some political messages along with jokes as he hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time. The actor sported a T-shirt that said "Protect Trans Kids" as he introd...
Feb 18, 2019
Country star Miranda Lambert reveals secret marriage
NASHVILLE - Country star Miranda Lambert celebrated Valentine's Day weekend with the announcement that she secretly got married. A representative for the singer confirmed the marriage after Lambert po...
Feb 18, 2019
In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling
BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France - Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy f...
Feb 18, 2019
Ex-FBI official: 'Crime may have been committed' by Trump
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Sunday that a "crime may have been committed" when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to p...
Feb 18, 2019
Israeli leaders' Nazi remarks scuttle summit with Europeans
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's off-hand comment in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust set in motion a diplomatic crisis that on Monday scuttled this week's summit of central Europe...
Feb 18, 2019
Border wall a complex issue for 2020 prospect Beto O'Rourke
EL PASO, Texas - When President Donald Trump visited Beto O'Rourke's hometown to argue that walling off the southern border would make the U.S. safer, the former Democratic congressman and possible 20...
Feb 18, 2019