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| Eighteen head to Canada for culinary programme |
Ryon Jones, Online News WriterWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going, especially in these challenging economic times. This was the collective mindset of 18 persons who turned up at the...
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| Riders edge Lions in wild opener |
There may have been butter on the pigskin in Saskatchewan Friday night. B.C. Lions' receiver Ryan Grice-Mullen dropped a Hail-Mary pass with 13 seconds to go that would have given B.C. the win in a...
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| Burnett hands Blue Jays first loss at new Yankee stadium |
The Toronto Blue Jays, making their first appearance at a new Yankee Stadium, were welcomed by a familiar face on Friday. However, New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett wasn't a very courteous host...
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| Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction |
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....
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| North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar |
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...
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The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...
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