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As Brexit looms, UK 'preppers' stock up and hunker down
LONDON - For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing. He's growing vegetables, drying fruit and buying in...
Mar 01, 2019
Washington Gov. Inslee joins Democratic presidential field
SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, mixing calls for combating climate change and highlights of his liberal record with an aggressive critique o...
Mar 01, 2019
Trudeau names MacAulay veterans-affairs minister in cabinet shuffle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making longtime MP Lawrence MacAulay his new veterans-affairs minister to fill the void left by the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould as part of a minor cab...
Mar 01, 2019
Call for bids to revive 2021 Francophonie Games after New Brunswick axes event
The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event. In a pre...
Mar 01, 2019
Murder conviction quashed for N.S. man who spent almost 17 years in jail
HALIFAX - The murder conviction that led to Glen Assoun's imprisonment for 17 years was quashed Friday by the federal justice minister, who concluded the Nova Scotia man must be granted...
Mar 01, 2019
Want To See Bryan Adams Or Shawn Mendes In Saskatoon?
Tickets to the Bryan Adams concert in July go on sale this Friday, March 1, 2019, and tickets to the Shawn Mendes concert in June go on sale this Saturday, March 2, 2019. The Consumer Protection Divis...
Mar 01, 2019 : Karen Cay
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesPJHLWest Central 0, Royals 3 NHLN.Y. Islanders 6 Toronto 1Edmonton 4 Ottawa 2Arizona 5 Vancouver 2Columbus 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT)Boston 4 Tampa Bay 1Vegas 6 Florida 5 (SO)Dallas 4 Los A...
Mar 01, 2019
May says Brexit still on course as chances of delay rise
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May insisted Wednesday that Britain will leave the European Union on schedule next month, amid signs that her promise to give Parliament a vote on delaying Brexit was b...
Mar 01, 2019
Nigerian leader appeals for unity as challenger rejects vote
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's president on Wednesday defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a "common love of country" as his top challenger vowed to go to court with...
Mar 01, 2019
Cohen says Trump knew in advance about WikiLeaks email dump
WASHINGTON - Shaking off criticism from House Republicans, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer declared under oath Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time and embraced the news when told t...
Mar 01, 2019