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27 February, 2019 — Ex-postal manager pleads guilty to stealing $630K in stamps  CityNews CalgaryKENNER, La. — Prosecutors say a former New Orleans-area post office manager has admitted to stealing more than $630,000 in stamps and selling them ...

27 February, 2019 — Greek far-left extremist denied 7th furlough from prison  CityNews CalgaryATHENS, Greece — Greek judges have refused a new furlough for a convicted far-left extremist serving multiple life sentences for a string of assassinations.

27 February, 2019 — Spain investigated incident in North Korean Embassy  CityNews CalgaryMADRID — Spanish authorities say police are investigating an incident at the North Korean Embassy in Madrid in which a woman was hurt, and an aide to North ...

27 February, 2019 — Navy woman killed in Syria to be added to NSA memorial  CityNews CalgaryFORT MEADE, Md. — The first female Navy *service* member killed in the battle against the Islamic State will become the third woman to have her name added to ...

27 February, 2019 — Sig Sauer executives reach court deal over Colombia gun sale  CityNews CalgaryBERLIN — Three former executives of German gun maker Sig Sauer have reached a deal that will spare them jail time over allegations they illegally sold ...

27 February, 2019 — Czech Senate vetoes taxation of church restitution plan  CityNews CalgaryPRAGUE, Czech Republic — Czech parliament's upper house rejected a proposal drafted by Communist lawmakers to tax the compensation that the country's ...

27 February, 2019 — Judge denies retrial request for federal death row inmate  CityNews CalgaryOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man's new trial request for a 1999 federal murder conviction and death sentence in Arkansas has been denied, with the ...

27 February, 2019 — UK Labour Party suspends lawmaker over anti-Semitism remarks  CityNews CalgaryLONDON — Britain's main opposition Labour Party says it has suspended a lawmaker who was filmed telling a meeting that the party had been “too apologetic” ...

27 February, 2019 — US appeals court rules for actor James Woods in Twitter case  CityNews CalgaryCINCINNATI — A federal appeals court has agreed with the dismissal of an Ohio woman's defamation lawsuit against actor James Woods over Twitter posts ...

27 February, 2019 — Ukraine drops out of Eurovision after spat with singer  CityNews CalgaryMINSK, Belarus — Ukraine has pulled out of this year's Eurovision song contest following a politics-laden dispute between the singer who won the national ...