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Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 20 --- SCHEER WON'T 'LIFT FINGER' FOR 'JIHADI JACK' Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthus...

BEIRUT - The main insurgent group in the Syrian province of Idlib says it partially pulled out its fighters from an opposition-controlled town as government forces advanced in the area. A statement on...

KABUL - The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul's strain of war. Then, in a ...

VANCOUVER - Just a few weeks ago, coach Marc Dos Santos couldn't pinpoint what had gone wrong with his Vancouver Whitecaps. Now he's short on answers when asked why the squad has suddenly changed form...

In an extraordinary debate that laid bare some of the tension around the municipal political table, Prince Albert city council has decided to spend $3,000 to employ a professional to give them a cours...

CALGARY - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn't care that the Montreal Alouettes hadn't won a game in Calgary since 2009. He also didn't care that his team was down 11 points late in Saturday's game aga...

CANBERRA, Australia - Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of who the jury should have believed, his accuser or a senior priest whose chur...

Over half of the cats initially housed at the Prince Albert SPCA last week have found new digs following the three-day adopt-a-thon that ran Thursday through Saturday. But even while celebrating that ...

DAVIE, Fla. - Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills objected Monday to recent comments from rapper Jay-Z about social activism by current and former NFL players, including Colin Kaepernick. Jay-Z and t...

OTTAWA - No one can blame Rick Campbell for being frustrated with his football club.  The Ottawa Redblacks head coach couldn't hide his feelings following another loss, this one a ...