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A capsule look at teams competing at the 2019 world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada is the host team at the 2019 world men's curling championship beginning Saturday at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alta. Here's a look at the 13 te...
Mar 29, 2019
Canada's Kevin Koe on home ice for world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Much has changed since Ben Hebert made his world men's curling championship debut over a decade ago. At that time, the national playdowns were more challenging than the world ...
Mar 29, 2019
New Privy Council clerk to take over from Wernick on April 19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says Ian Shugart will replace Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick as the federal government's top bureaucrat on April 19. Wernick announced earlier this...
Mar 29, 2019
Easter Tea and Bake Sale
St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church is hosting an Easter Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 13 from 1 - 3:00 p.m. Admission is $3.00.See the poster for details.
Mar 29, 2019
1st cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique's cyclone-hit city
BEIRA, Mozambique - The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight...
Mar 29, 2019
Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds
LOS ANGELES - Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Tr...
Mar 29, 2019
FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets
WASHINGTON - Under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the two deadly Boeing crashes, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday defended the agency's practice of relying on air...
Mar 29, 2019
Democrats insist Barr release full Mueller report quickly
WASHINGTON - The battle over releasing the special counsel's report intensified Wednesday as Democrats in Congress insisted Attorney General William Barr must quickly release its full findings. Barr s...
Mar 29, 2019
Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May offered up her job in exchange for her Brexit deal Wednesday, telling colleagues she would quit within weeks if the agreement was passed and Britain left th...
Mar 29, 2019
US new-home sales increased 4.9 per cent in February
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 per cent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new ...
Mar 29, 2019
