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SpaceX launches caring robot, beer malt and 'mighty mice'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a mini...
Dec 05, 2019
House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: 'Don't mess with me'
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly set a reporter, and by inference, all of Washington, straight: "Don't mess with me." Pelosi's bristling response Thursday to a question about whether s...
Dec 05, 2019
Speech from the throne steeped in tradition, but this year brings new changes
OTTAWA - The opening of Parliament is steeped in centuries-old traditions, but this year some new elements - including a renovated train station and an astronaut - are bringing a modern touch to the c...
Dec 05, 2019
Edmonton's Chuba Hubbard named Big 12 top offensive player
IRVING, Texas - Edmonton native Chuba Hubbard, the NCAA rushing leader, has been named the Big 12 offensive player of the year. Conference sacks leader James Lynch from Baylor was named top defen...
Dec 05, 2019
Wisconsin officers on front lines in 2 student shootings
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Wisconsin high school resource officers have found themselves on the front lines in two student shootings in the past two days, underscoring how police in schools can face life-or-deat...
Dec 05, 2019
Centre Greg Worthington, halfback Ryan Brierley leave Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - Two Toronto Wolfpack players are moving on with halfback Ryan Brierley joining Hull Kingston Rovers permanently while centre Greg Worthington goes to Featherstone Rovers on loan. The departu...
Dec 05, 2019
Kamala Harris ends White House bid, citing lack of funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sen. Kamala Harris told supporters on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, an abrupt close to a candidacy that held historic potent...
Dec 05, 2019
It's official: Calgary signs deal with Flames and Stampede for new arena
CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede. Th...
Dec 05, 2019
Giuliani in Ukraine as Congress moves closer to impeachment
KYIV, Ukraine - President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in Ukraine on Thursday, reviving the efforts that landed him and Trump in the impeachment inquiry now roiling Washington. The...
Dec 05, 2019
Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan.In her 2019 report, w...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)