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Obama tells Winnipeg audience that politics being driven by passions not facts
WINNIPEG - Barack Obama says there is a danger in the United States and around the world with politics being driven by passions disconnected from facts. "I think the danger that we have sometimes now ...
Mar 06, 2019
Calgary Zoo attempt to breed giant pandas from China by artificial insemination
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo is hoping to hear the pitter patter of little pandas. The zoo says it will attempt to breed giant pandas Er Shun and Da Mao in the coming weeks, but artificial insemination w...
Mar 06, 2019
This crazy Mintos-Blazers series is all now square after two games
In just two games, the Prince Albert Mintos and Saskatoon Blazers have combined for a whopping 22 goals in what has been a high-flying, out of control start to the best-of-five game Saskatchewan Midge...
Mar 06, 2019 Mintos forward Chase Bertholet gets a step on Blazers defender Zach Gabruch. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
China's Huawei launches court challenge to US security law
SHENZHEN, China - Chinese tech giant Huawei is launching a U.S. court challenge to a law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment...
Mar 06, 2019
N Korea airs documentary glorifying Kim's summit with Trump
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea's state TV has aired a documentary glorifying leader Kim Jong Un's recent visit to Vietnam that omitted the failed nuclear negotiations with President Donald Tr...
Mar 06, 2019
Oilers score 3 in second-period, rally to beat Sabres 4-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock says he wasn't thanking his lucky stars when the Buffalo Sabres muffed two chances to score into an open net in the final eight minutes of Edmonton's 4-3 win...
Mar 06, 2019
Zuckerberg promises a privacy-friendly Facebook, sort of
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook, which grew into a colossus by vacuuming up your information in every possible way and using it to target ads back at you, now says its future lies in privacy-oriented messagi...
Mar 06, 2019
China sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy
BEIJING - China announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 per cent rise in military spending Tuesday as it convened an annual legislative session overshadowed by a tariff war with Was...
Mar 06, 2019
Bend, Oregon now has last Blockbuster store in world
BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon became the last one in the US last year. And now it's the only one in the world. The Bulletin reports that a Blockbuster store in Perth, Australia is...
Mar 06, 2019
Canadian rising star Bianca Andreescu advances to second round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the Indian Wells Masters series tennis tournament with a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu on Wed...
Mar 06, 2019
