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China's Huawei soft power push raises hard questions
TORONTO - Canada's national game - brought to you by China's Huawei. As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over the tech company, involving arrests and execution orders, it hasn...
Feb 13, 2019
Volunteer Positions in the Prince Albert Area
The following are Volunteer Service Opportunities in the Prince Albert Area of The Saskatchewan Health Authority.The Volunteer Service Department is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volu...
Feb 13, 2019
NATO chief says allies keen to avoid arms race with Russia
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that the military alliance is studying a range of options to deal with what it insists are Russian violations of a key missile treat...
Feb 13, 2019
No escape? El Chapo likely off to 'prison of all prisons'
NEW YORK - In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's "El Chapo." Drug lord Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two hi...
Feb 13, 2019
Unhappy with deal, Trump still doesn't expect a new shutdown
WASHINGTON - Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appears to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdo...
Feb 13, 2019
Nigeria in battle against fake news ahead of elections
ABUJA, Nigeria - In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that he had not died and been replaced by a Sudanese body double....
Feb 13, 2019
US, Poland launch Mideast conference despite uncertain aims
WARSAW, Poland - The United States and Poland are kicking off an international conference on the Middle East on Wednesday amid uncertainty over its aims and questions about what it will deliver. Initi...
Feb 13, 2019
China: No evidence Huawei a national security threat
BEIJING - U.S. and other countries have not presented any conclusive evidence that Chinese telecoms gear maker Huawei Technologies threatens their national security and are merely stirring fears out o...
Feb 13, 2019
Budget defeat puts Spain's centre-left government on ropes
MADRID - Catalan separatist and right-wing lawmakers in the Spanish parliament's lower house rejected Wednesday the ruling Socialist government's 2019 budget plan, likely paving the way for a call of ...
Feb 13, 2019
King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster's best in show
NEW YORK - Wire fox terriers are still King at Westminster. A wire fox from Brazil who's won big in Europe became America's top dog Tuesday night, beating out a crowd-pleasing longhaired dachshund and...
Feb 13, 2019