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Trump sets sights on Sanders on eve of Democratic debate in Des Moines
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders, the gesticulating, septuagenarian senator with the fixation on Canada's universal health-care system, seems to have caught the attention of Democrats i...
Jan 14, 2020
City Council allocates $500 donation to Hospital Foundation
The City of Meadow Lake has allocated funds to the Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation. In October of 2017, Travelodge announced the Saskatchewan's Strong Communities Program, where donations of $500 per ...
Jan 14, 2020

Erroneous nuclear alert issued during training exercise, Ont. government says
TORONTO - The unintended release of an Ontario-wide alert about an "incident" at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station on Sunday has sparked a provincial investigation ...
Jan 14, 2020

More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes
Environmental groups are applauding international shippers and shipping companies that have voluntarily promised to stay away from controversial Arctic routes. "We were really excited to get this...
Jan 14, 2020

'It feels good': Serena Williams ends 3-year title drought
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn't wo...
Jan 14, 2020

Australian Open qualifying begins despite poor air quality
MELBOURNE, Australia - Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in t...
Jan 14, 2020

Capitals sign Nicklas Backstrom for 5-year, $46M deal
WASHINGTON - The Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom for the long term, agreeing to a $46 million, five-year contract extension on Tuesday. The deal through the 2024-25 season carries a $9.2 millio...
Jan 14, 2020

Bus falls into sinkhole on road in China; 10 dead or missing
BEIJING - A bus plunged into a sinkhole on a city street in northwestern China, killing at least six people and leaving four missing, authorities said. Some 1,000 emergency workers and 30 vehicles wer...
Jan 14, 2020

Germany to host Libya peace conference in Berlin on Sunday
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is inviting world powers to a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss efforts to broker peace in Libya. Merkel's office said in a statement Tuesday that the Germ...
Jan 14, 2020

Tight rules for Conservative leadership prompt Bryan Brulotte to drop out
OTTAWA - Tight new rules for the Conservative leadership election have led businessman and longtime party volunteer Bryan Brulotte to declare he's no longer making a bid for the job. He...
Jan 14, 2020