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Prince Albert Winter Festival Continues
The Prince Albert Winter Festival is currently in full swing - but there are many outstanding events to interest everyone both in and out of doors.See the full schedule below and find all the specific...
Feb 14, 2019
Scrutiny, family woes pile pressure on pregnant Meghan
LONDON - When Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, the American TV star seemed to charm everyone she met. She and Harry toured Britain to adoring crowds, and she pledged to hit the ground run...
Feb 14, 2019
Teacher who used pen camera to record students guilty of voyeurism: Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an Ontario high-school teacher who used a pen camera to surreptitiously take videos of female students is guilty of voyeurism. Teacher Ryan Jarvis was ch...
Feb 14, 2019
Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly makes Democratic bid for Senate seat
PHOENIX - Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who became a prominent gun-control advocate after his wife and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday...
Feb 14, 2019
Small-business lobby group sharpens criticism of Liberals' carbon-tax program
OTTAWA - An organization of small-business owners that helped spearhead a public campaign against the Trudeau government's tax-change proposals for private corporations is sharpeni...
Feb 14, 2019
Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct. in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last year's holiday sales fizzled unexpectedly. Even e-commerce suffere...
Feb 14, 2019
In El Chapo's state, people see little change with verdict
CULIACAN, Mexico - U.S. officials are hailing the conviction of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as a victory for the Mexican people, but in the drug lord's home state of Sinaloa, cradle to his powerful cart...
Feb 14, 2019
Powerful storm dumps more rain and snow across the West
LOS ANGELES - Heavy rain again raised the risk of mudslides in Southern California burn areas where evacuations were ordered during a powerful storm that flooded roads, toppled trees and cut power fur...
Feb 14, 2019
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department says claims f...
Feb 14, 2019
UK's May fights to avoid another defeat on Brexit strategy
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was scrambling Thursday to avoid another defeat on her Brexit plans amid opposition from members of her own party who claim she is moving in the wrong direc...
Feb 14, 2019