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South Korea picks Seoul for 2032 Olympic bid
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture. South Korea's...
Feb 11, 2019
RCMP arrest 15 in alleged international money laundering scheme
The RCMP say they've dismantled an international money laundering operation with a series of arrests in Quebec and Ontario today. Sgt. Luc Thibault says the force has been investigating the opera...
Feb 11, 2019
Late-blooming Bettez finally gets her shot with Canadian women's hockey team
Ann-Sophie Bettez wasn't getting her hopes up. She'd heard she was back on Hockey Canada's radar for possible selection to the national women's team. But at 31, Bettez felt that window ...
Feb 11, 2019
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
