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Ban it like Beckham: Phone costs soccer star right to drive
LONDON - David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of his Bentley. A prosecutor said a member of the public spotted the former Mancheste...
May 11, 2019
Alana Ross seeks Sask.Party nomination
A local health care professional hopes to secure the Saskatchewan Party nomination for the Prince Albert Northcote riding for the next provincial election.Alana Ross, said her background in nursing an...
May 11, 2019 Alana Ross is seeking the opportunity to represent the Sask.Party in the 2020 provincial election. (Submitted/Sask.Party P.A.Northcote Constituency Association)
Berlin park's drug dealer solution panned by authorities
BERLIN - A creative attempt by a downtown Berlin park manager to keep drug dealers away from families and joggers has been met with an emphatic "nein" from German officials. Cengiz Demirci demarcated ...
May 11, 2019
Raiders fever rises ahead of game 6
Who cares that the Prince Albert Raiders didn't win Friday's game 5 of the WHL Championship series in Vancouver right? Raider mania is still very much alive and well in the city. Many fans, like the t...
May 11, 2019 P.A.Raiders fans were lining up and camping out late Friday night as soon as they heard there would be a game 6 in the WHL Championship series. (Ken Landers/CKBI)
Visa rejections frustrate efforts to bring in more international students
OTTAWA - At a time when Canada is attracting more students from around the world, there are concerns qualified applicants from certain countries are getting turned away because of ...
May 11, 2019
BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture
LONDON - A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry. Danny Baker, ...
May 11, 2019
US trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March, even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. The deficit in goods and services edged up 1.5% to $50 billi...
May 11, 2019
Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
ROME - A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy on Thursday to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist group. Halina Birenbaum, an 89...
May 11, 2019
Tory Leader Dennis King sworn in as 33rd premier of Prince Edward Island
GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - Dennis King appealed for co-operation from his political opponents as he took office Thursday as Prince Edward Island's 33rd premier. The Tory leader and his eight-member cabinet ...
May 11, 2019
Saturday Scoreboard
Here are the results from Friday night.WHL ChampionshipPrince Albert Raiders 3 Vancouver Giants 4 (Raiders lead series 3-2; series returns to P.A.)World Hockey ChampionshipFinland 3 Canada 1 Slovakia ...
May 11, 2019 Scores from Friday night
