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Putin: Russia knows Mueller probe 'gave birth to a mouse'
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Kremlin interference in the 2016 presidential election, saying "a mou...
Apr 11, 2019
Judy Klassen hopes to leave Manitoba legislature for House of Commons
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba Liberal is hoping to leave her seat in the provincial legislature for one in the House of Commons. Judy Klassen says she is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Churchi...
Apr 11, 2019
Sheriff: Rapper threatened to shoot up University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida rapper has been arrested on a charge of threatening a mass shooting after song lyrics posted on Facebook say he will "catch you at a Gator game and shoot the whole campus...
Apr 11, 2019
Chronicle of Julian Assange's stay in the Ecuadorian embassy
LONDON - Julian Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, was arrested at the Embassy of Ecuador in London Thursday - seven years after he first took refuge there. A look at key events in ...
Apr 11, 2019
One man's quest to find the dead after devastating cyclone
MAGARU, Mozambique - He was haunted by the thought of a small child's skull, unburied and lost in the debris of a cyclone that had claimed hundreds of lives. Stephen Fonseca stood in a field of ruined...
Apr 11, 2019
City hires consultant to update flood plain mapping
The City of Prince Albert has contracted an engineering firm to provide an updated map of the city's flood plain area ahead of another review of provincial flood plain regulations. City council has co...
Apr 11, 2019 The city has contracted an engineering firm to provide an updated map of the local flood plain. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
US wholesale prices rise 0.6% in March, lifted by gas costs
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices increased in March by the most since last fall, driven largely by more expensive gas and electricity. The Labor Department said Thursday that the producer price inde...
Apr 11, 2019
'Hannah Montana' costumes, props going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Costumes, props and tour items from the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV series are going up for auction. The teen sitcom featured Miley Cyrus, who portrayed schoolgirl Miley Stewart...
Apr 11, 2019
Vancouver businessman denies all charges in college admissions scandal
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver businessman accused of participating in a college-admissions cheating scheme in the United States is denying the charges. A team of three lawyers released a statement...
Apr 11, 2019
Military shaves restrictions on women in uniform wearing ponytails
OTTAWA - The Canadian military isn't letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uniform will be allowed to wear ponytails. The move, which also makes nylon stockings optional whe...
Apr 11, 2019
