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August is National Drug Drop-Off Month
In support of the second annual National Drug Drop-Off Month, this August London Drugs is joining Drug Free Kids Canada to encourage all Albertans to secure their prescriptions and return all unused o...
Aug 02, 2019

2nd person dies from Ebola in Congo's city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - A second person died Wednesday of Ebola in Congo's major crossroads city of Goma, again raising fears the virus could spread beyond the country's borders as the outbreak enters a sec...
Aug 02, 2019

Two new suspects charged in death of Edmonton woman
EDMONTON- The mother of a homicide victim has been charged with murder in the death of an Edmonton woman who attended her son's funeral.Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere, 25, disappeared in April after travel...
Aug 02, 2019

Marsden, Heard cast in 'The Stand'; King to pen last chapter
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - James Marsden and Amber Heard will star in "The Stand," a limited series based on the Stephen King novel. CBS All Access said Thursday that King will write the final chapter of...
Aug 02, 2019

UCP hires former journalist to devise fight-back plan against energy foes
CALGARY- The Kenney government has hired a former journalist to develop a plan to fight back against oil and gas industry foes.Claudia Cattaneo retired last year as the National Post's western busines...
Aug 02, 2019

Ed Sheeran sets all-time highest-grossing tour record
LOS ANGELES - Ed Sheeran's Divide Tour is one for the record books. Pollstar confirms the 28-year-old British singer's tour will set the all-time highest-grossing tour record with Friday's show in Han...
Aug 02, 2019

Witness at A$AP Rocky trial didn't see rapper with bottle
STOCKHOLM - A witness in the A$AP Rocky assault case on Friday revised her story from initial police reports, testifying in a Swedish court that she didn't actually see the American rapper hitting a m...
Aug 02, 2019

Survey: Businesses added 156,000 jobs in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added a healthy 156,000 jobs in July with larger firms accounted for much of the gains, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that there was solid hi...
Aug 02, 2019

Environment & Parks Minister hopes to return voices to “disenfranchised” Castle-Livingstone-Porcupine region
CROWSNEST PASS- Minister Jason Nixon is touring the southwestern section of the province to speak with residents and stakeholders.Castle-Livingstone-Porcupine extends from the farthest corner of Alber...
Aug 02, 2019 Castle
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Cody Fajardo runs in winning TD, Roughriders beat Tiger-Cats 24-19
REGINA - If Cody Fajardo didn't have the confidence of his teammates before, he does now. Fajardo guided the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 24-19 come-from-behind victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats o...
Aug 02, 2019