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Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...
May 11, 2019
Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key ports in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...
May 11, 2019
Canada men's rugby team to face Irish powerhouse Leinster in Hamilton in August
TORONTO - Canada will play Irish powerhouse Leinster in a Rugby World Cup warmup match Aug. 24 at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. The game will be part of Leinster's pre-season preparations. ...
May 11, 2019
Swiss thrash Italy, Denmark beat France at ice hockey worlds
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Kevin Fiala scored a hat trick and added an assist as Switzerland thrashed Italy 9-0 in their first game at the world hockey championship on Saturday. It was Switzerland's bigge...
May 11, 2019
Mom hopes tale of daughter's murder at hands of spouse helps others
TORONTO - Elana Fric Shamji stayed with her abusive husband for more than a decade, despite her mother's pleas to leave the volatile relationship with her three young children in tow. Now, Ana Fr...
May 11, 2019
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
