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Dikes, ditches and dams: Manitoba's fight against flooding is complex
WINNIPEG - It has become an annual ritual in Manitoba - mid-winter thoughts turn to the spring melt and whether land and communities will be threatened by rising water that comes from r...
Jan 03, 2020

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack
WASHINGTON - Charging that Iran was "fully responsible" for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 mor...
Jan 03, 2020

Police, protesters clash in New Year's rally in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the monthslong pro-democracy movement extended into 2020 with further violence betwee...
Jan 03, 2020

Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in
Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at ...
Jan 03, 2020

Australia sending aid to wildfire towns as death toll rises
PERTH, Australia - Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and sent thousands of...
Jan 03, 2020

What's known and not known about Ghosn's case after escape
TOKYO - Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan this week while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges and appeared in Lebanon. A look at the unfolding case of the fallen supe...
Jan 02, 2020

Gaudette's late goal helps Canucks beat Blackhawks 7-5 and extend win streak
VANCOUVER - Adam Gaudette scored at 15:49 of the third period as the Vancouver Canucks battled back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 Thursday night and extend their win str...
Jan 02, 2020

Netflix show returns late Argentine prosecutor to spotlight
Debora Rey And Renato Brito, The Associated Press
Jan 02, 2020

Canada secures 1st victory at new ATP Cup
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada has secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervola...
Jan 02, 2020

Johnny Gaudreau has a goal and an assist to lead Flames past Rangers 4-3
CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau opened scoring and then set up the winner midway through the second as the Calgary Flames snapped a five-game losing skid at home with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers...
Jan 02, 2020