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Handke takes Nobel Literature Prize amid protest
STOCKHOLM - Author Peter Handke received his Nobel Literature Prize on Tuesday amid criticism of him in Sweden and abroad as an apologist for Serb war crimes in the 1990s. Handke accepted the 9-millio...
Dec 10, 2019
Mexican ex-security chief charged in US in drug conspiracy
NEW YORK - A man who served as secretary of public security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012 has been indicted in New York City on drug charges alleging he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to let the...
Dec 10, 2019
B.C. seaplane company tests first commercial electronic aircraft
RICHMOND, B.C. - The world's first all-electric commercial aircraft landed today after a test flight at the Harbour Air Seaplane terminal in Richmond, B.C. Harbour Air announced in March tha...
Dec 10, 2019
'Frozen 2' leads box office again; 'Playmobil' flops
NEW YORK - "Frozen 2" blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. ...
Dec 10, 2019
Thieves target cabin owners
The Grinch and his helpers appear to be getting an early start this year.Between Dec. 5 and Dec. 8, there was a total of three separate break-ins in the Christopher Lake and Emma Lake areas. Prince Al...
Dec 10, 2019 Security camera footage taken last Sunday night. (Facebook/ Rural Crime Alerts Group)
Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The federal taxpayers' ombudsman is launching a review of the Liberal government's signature child benefit amid concerns that eligibility rules are preventing payments to some of Canada'...
Dec 10, 2019
Statistics Canada overreached with banking info collection plans: Privacy czar
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the national statistics agency could not justify plans to collect data about Canadians' financial transactions without their knowled...
Dec 10, 2019
Holiday rom-com 'Love, Actually' inspires UK election memes
LONDON - "Love, Actually" is all around this year in Britain's pre-Christmas election. The 2003 romantic comedy about the love lives of assorted Londoners over the holiday season has played a surprisi...
Dec 10, 2019
Stormy Daniels' lawyers argue for timely lawyer-fee payments
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio's capital city before competing claims on Daniels' $450,000 settlem...
Dec 10, 2019
Dallas Stars fire head coach Jim Montgomery, citing "unprofessional conduct"
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have fired head coach Jim Montgomery, citing "unprofessional conduct." Rick Bowness, who has served as an assistant coach since June 2018, was named interim head coach. ...
Dec 10, 2019
