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Southwest Alberta ranch signs Nature Conservancy of Canada agreement
CALGARY - On World Environment Day (June 5), the owners of Hansen Ranch, just east of Waterton Lakes National Park, made a commitment with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to conserve its land a...
Jun 10, 2019 Hansen Ranch -Nature Conservancy of Canada -Photo credit Brent Calver
Naval War College head reassigned pending probe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy says the president of the U.S. Naval War College has been administratively reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. The reassignment of Rear Ad...
Jun 10, 2019
In the news today, June 10
Five stories in the news for Monday, June 10 --- FANS, CITIES PREPARE FOR TORONTO RAPTORS POSSIBLE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Excitement is building across Canada for a game that could win the Toronto...
Jun 10, 2019
Fire destroys RV in Penhold
Thankfully no one was injured when an RV went up in flames in Penhold over the weekend. Penhold fire crews responded to the town's RV park at about 6 p.m. Sunday with the initial report indicating peo...
Jun 10, 2019
Thurber students to share thoughts on climate change, reducing energy consumption
In March this year, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School won a spot at the annual Youth Energy and Climate Change Leadership Summit. Four science students were selected by lottery to go to the ev...
Jun 10, 2019
REVIEW: Netflix takes deep dive into sci-fi with "I Am Mother"
I Am Mother, the latest release from Netflix, evokes some of the greatest in sci-fi history. But does it live up to the genre heavyweights it tries to play alongside?This movie takes place in one cont...
Jun 10, 2019
Trade disruptions, taxing tech companies are talk of G-20
FUKUOKA, Japan - How to reorder the global financial system in an era of trade stand-offs and technological change held the attention of financial officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Sat...
Jun 10, 2019
Swedish police shoot man threatening people at train station
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station Monday, authorities and a witness said. Police were alerte...
Jun 10, 2019
Amid criticism, Trump defends Mexico deal avoiding tariffs
STERLING, Va. - With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized...
Jun 10, 2019
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot 'expect to stay safe'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance ami...
Jun 10, 2019