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Are sandbags effective? A look at the popular flood-prevention tool
For centuries, residents of flood-prone areas have looked to sandbags to stave off rising waters. Flood management experts say that while it's easy to understand why sandbags have become the first lin...
Apr 30, 2019
Daniel Radcliffe to return to London stage in Beckett play
LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe is returning to the London stage in a Samuel Beckett double bill. The Old Vic Theatre says the former "Harry Potter" star will appear alongside Alan Cumming in a production o...
Apr 30, 2019
Canada's Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year
HALIFAX - Canada's new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax's historic north end as well a...
Apr 30, 2019
Jill Biden says Joe must be a better judge of personal space
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden says she's been the target of men invading her personal space - as some women have criticized her husband, Joe Biden, for doing. And she says the former vice-president and 2020...
Apr 30, 2019
Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today
MONTREAL - Authorities in Quebec are set to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac later today, allowing some residents to return home. The order, which won...
Apr 30, 2019
LOCATED: Susan Crier, 14, of Ponoka
PONOKA- Susan Crier has been safely located by the Ponoka RCMP. Members of the public are thanked for their assistance.
Apr 30, 2019 Ponoka RCMP are hoping you can help them find 14-year-old Susan Crier who was last seen shortly after midnight on Apr. 30.
Blackfalds RCMP seize drugs, firearms & cash
BLACKFALDS- A man and woman face charges after Mounties seized drugs, firearms and cash from a home in Blackfalds. A search warrant was executed on the home on April 26 by the Blackfalds RCMP's Genera...
Apr 30, 2019
Alberta Freedom Conservative Party leader Derek Fildebrandt resigns
EDMONTON- Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta's Freedom Conservative Party.Fildebrandt announced his resignation Monday, less than a year after he launched the party following his ...
Apr 30, 2019
Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes
CALGARY - Cavalry FC and Spruce Meadows mark the intersection where footy meets the horsey set. Calgary's new Canadian Premier League team not only shares an equestrian facility&nb...
Apr 30, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousan...
Apr 30, 2019