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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
Update: Missing Big River teen has been found
Update: RCMP have confirmed that Nanatakapo has been located as of 6:30 p.m., May 11.Big River RCMP are trying to find an 18-year-old female who went missing from Prince Albert on May 9th. Police desc...
May 11, 2019 RCMP are urgently seeking missing Big River teen Emma Nanatakapo (Submitted/RCMP
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
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
Who is Marie Henein? A look at Mark Norman's high-profile defence lawyer
Those close to Marie Henein say the only thing the high-profile criminal lawyer defends more relentlessly than her clients is the justice system itself. Henein displayed that commitment to the fa...
May 11, 2019