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Thai court orders release of Bahrain refugee soccer player
BANGKOK - A Thai court ordered the release of a refugee soccer player on Monday after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain in a case that had drawn worldwide attenti...
Feb 11, 2019
Local fiddlers help launch winter festival
Music has long been a part of the tradition of the Prince Albert Winter Festival so it was no surprise that this year's festival was officially launched with the help of some talented fiddle players f...
Feb 11, 2019
Rap artists and women take centre stage at Grammys
LOS ANGELES - Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took centre stage. Childish Gambino's disturbing look at race relations, "This is A...
Feb 11, 2019
Michael Jackson estate: New film violates channel standards
LOS ANGELES - The Michael Jackson estate has sent a letter to the U.K.'s Channel 4 warning that a documentary on two men who accuse the singer of molesting them as boys violates the network's programm...
Feb 11, 2019
Illegal construction blamed in Istanbul building collapse
ISTANBUL - Turkish officials blamed illegal construction practices for the collapse of an apartment building in Istanbul as they joined hundreds of mourners Saturday at a funeral for nine members of o...
Feb 11, 2019
Ottawa expects trade interest in China to slow amid tensions with Beijing
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister says the government expects Canadian business interest in China to slow given current tensions, but he is confident the two countries will work through their differenc...
Feb 11, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 11
Six stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 11 --- SCHEER DEMANDS PM LET WILSON-RAYBOULD TALK Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to w...
Feb 11, 2019
Thailand puzzles over political surprises from royals
BANGKOK - A Thai political party swore loyalty to the king after its stunning decision to nominate the monarch's sister as its candidate for prime minister backfired when the king called the move inap...
Feb 11, 2019
Do not disturb: Calgary Zoo wildlife centre aims to save endangered species
CALGARY - A narrow, snow-covered gravel road winds its way to a hidden gate that opens to a parcel of land on the southern tip of Calgary. But it's not a typical ranch property. Behind large, wire fen...
Feb 11, 2019
Malaysian ex-PM Najib combative ahead of 1MDB graft trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - From appearing in an R&B music video and trolling social media to vilify the new government, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been combative before the star...
Feb 11, 2019
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