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'I thought I did something wrong:' Video shows Mountie entering home with axe
STANLEY MISSION, Sask. - The RCMP in Saskatchewan is reviewing the behaviour of an officer captured on video yelling, swearing and carrying an axe into a home where a man inside had self-harmed. Jonas...
Aug 26, 2020
Kanye West sues Ohio election chief over petition denial
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio's election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independ...
Aug 26, 2020
'I'm angry': some parents, teachers anxious as Quebec schoolkids head back to class
MONTREAL - Olga Maria Ruiz is reluctantly sending her 11-year-old daughter back to school in Montreal this year, armed with a few extra masks and reminders not to hug her classmates and teachers. As m...
Aug 26, 2020
Town of Ponoka invites citizen input on 2021 Budget
Citizens of Ponoka are being invited to give their input on the 2021 Town of Ponoka Budget. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, officials say the Town's annual public consultation on the Town Budget is bein...
Aug 26, 2020
Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre hosting community fundraiser garage sale
The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre (CACPC) is hosting a major community fundraising event this weekend.It's a HUGE GARAGE SALE FOR CRIME PREVENTION at the Pidherney Centre (4725 43 ST aka Ser...
Aug 26, 2020
Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Mag...
Aug 26, 2020
Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Mag...
Aug 26, 2020
Broadcasters warn of possible radio and television closures across Canada
OTTAWA - Private radio and television broadcasters are sounding the alarm about the state of their industry. The industry says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the closure of dozens o...
Aug 26, 2020
United Way of Central Alberta launches annual fundraising campaign with Drive-In event
Officials with United Way of Central Alberta have announced plans to kick-off their annual fundraising campaign.With no large luncheon able to be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials...
Aug 26, 2020
US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials said Wednesday there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any co-ordinated effort to commit wi...
Aug 26, 2020