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Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget
EDMONTON - On Thursday it's budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year's projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days. ...
Feb 21, 2021
Cloud 9: Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia - Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open. After all, he tore an abdominal mus...
Feb 21, 2021
Cloud 9: Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia - Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open. After all, he wrenched his midsecti...
Feb 21, 2021
Tensions rise between Somalia and UAE over delayed elections
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Two days after violence related to Somalia's delayed elections, the country's foreign ministry has accused "external forces" for contributing to the problems. At least five soldie...
Feb 21, 2021
Israel starts reopening economy after two-month lockdown
JERUSALEM - Israel lifted many of its coronavirus restrictions and started reopening its economy Sunday as the country's vaccination drive and third nationwide lockdown have started to bring down infe...
Feb 21, 2021
UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog's cameras
TEHRAN, Iran - The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met Sunday with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic program, even as authorities s...
Feb 21, 2021
More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar - Protesters gathered again Sunday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people at a demonstration in the country's second biggest city. A funeral was also held f...
Feb 21, 2021
Turkey's president wishes to improve testy relations with US
ISTANBUL - Turkey's president says mutual interests with the United States outweigh their differences and has called for more co-operation with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration. In a vide...
Feb 21, 2021
Frozen pipes, electric woes remain as cold snap eases grip
DALLAS - Higher temperatures spread across the southern United States on Saturday, bringing relief to a winter-weary region that faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme...
Feb 21, 2021
B.C. man wants help, not charges, for woman who took his truck with son inside
QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. - A Vancouver Island man whose truck was stolen while his son was sitting inside says he wants addiction treatment for the woman, not charges. Aaron Johnson and his 11-year-old so...
Feb 21, 2021