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B.C. parent charged in alleged admissions scam in the United States
BOSTON - A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions ...
Sep 19, 2019
B.C. parent charged in alleged admissions scam in the United States
BOSTON - A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions ...
Sep 19, 2019
'It's bad': Hundreds of water rescues as Imelda soaks Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas - The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas and Louisiana, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road clo...
Sep 19, 2019
Hurricane rips roofs, cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths
MIAMI - Hurricane Humberto blew off rooftops, toppled trees and knocked out power as it blew past the British Atlantic island of Bermuda. But officials said Thursday that the Category 3 storm caused n...
Sep 19, 2019
Review board hears mass killer takes medication, should have trips into Edmonton
EDMONTON - A review panel has reserved its decision on what privileges it may allow a man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people at a Calgary house party while suffering s...
Sep 19, 2019
Future options to be discussed for Drayton Valley schools
Wild Rose School Division is working on plans to engage with the public this fall on future options for schools in Drayton Valley.Facing declining enrolments and utilization rates throughout the distr...
Sep 19, 2019
Portion of Barrett Park trails to close for six weeks
Portions of trails in Barrett Park between the Kinex Arena parking lot and Springbett Drive will be closed starting Monday, September 23. The closure is expected to last approximately six weeks as cre...
Sep 19, 2019 A portion of trails between the Kinex Arena to the northwest, and Springbett Drive to the southeast, will be closed for approximately six weeks starting Sept. 23. (Google Maps)
Even the sparrows: Extensive new study finds three-billion-bird decline
An extensive study of hundreds of bird species across decades worth of data has for the first time estimated how badly numbers of even the most common birds have shrunk. The paper, published Thursday ...
Sep 19, 2019
Linebacker Greenwood, receiver Begelton to miss Stampeders game versus Argos
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders will be minus two key performers for their game Friday night against the Toronto Argonauts. Receiver Reginald Begelton and middle linebacker Cory Greenwood, both start...
Sep 19, 2019
Special meeting answers questions about North Saskatchewan River Park
The Town of Rocky Mountain House held a special council meeting on Wednesday about the sensitive topic of the North Saskatchewan River Park, and how it should be run. Nearly 70 members of the public a...
Sep 19, 2019