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German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84
FRANKFURT - Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier, who won fame at the Salzburg festival and Milan's La Scala, has died in Dresden, Germany. He was 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that h...
Dec 26, 2019
New Mexico police investigate killing of 4 on Christmas Day
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Police in New Mexico on Thursday were investigating the shooting of four people found dead on Christmas Day in a home in a suburb of Albuquerque. Police in the community of Rio Ranc...
Dec 26, 2019
West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation 'home run'
WARRENTON, Ore. - A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast. After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen - those who use nets to scoop up rock...
Dec 26, 2019
Brisk early sales of weed edibles at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlet
HALIFAX - Stocking stuffers with a kick moved briskly off the shelves at Nova Scotia's government-operated cannabis shops and at other Canadian vendors that managed to bring in a supply...
Dec 26, 2019
Orwellian: Journalist group protests Alberta war room's use of term 'reporters'
EDMONTON - Staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room should stop calling themselves reporters, says the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. "Don't pretend that you're...
Dec 26, 2019
Canadian man to remain in Dubai prison after appeal partially rejected
MONTREAL - The son of a Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says the only way his father will get out of prison is if the Canadian government ste...
Dec 26, 2019
Sports Year in Review; Raiders stars shine in championship season
The Prince Albert Raiders shattered team records last season, making our Top Sports Stories for 2019. In total, the Raiders broke 18 franchise records on their way to winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup, wit...
Dec 26, 2019 Ian Scott celebrates his goal on Nov. 16 during last season against the Tri-City Americans. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia)
Feds, Alberta set to clash over cash for new rent supplement
OTTAWA - Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal fund...
Dec 26, 2019
Stand-alone northern minister says Arctic issues too many for him to stand alone
Canada's first stand-alone minister of northern affairs says he'll be doing anything but standing alone. "The way I look at it, my ministry is responsible for all of those issues - environment, transp...
Dec 26, 2019
Rapper DaBaby handcuffed, given pot citation after concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was handcuffed and cited on a misdemeanour marijuana charge in North Carolina hours after he performed a concert and gave away toys to children. Charlo...
Dec 26, 2019
