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Lack of oxygen likely caused fatal plane crash near Calgary, says TSB report
A lack of oxygen likely played a role in a plane crash southwest of Calgary that killed two people, an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found. The board said in a report rele...
Aug 01, 2019
Largest-ever seizure of meth at Coutts border crossing made
COUTTS, AB - 50 kg of methamphetamine contained in 33 bags were seized by Canada Border Services (CBSA) and RCMP CBSA says this is the equivalent of 500,000 doses.On Sunday, July 28th, officers at the...
Aug 01, 2019 Meth seizure at Coutts border crossing. (Supplied by Canada Border Services Agency)
US coach Jill Ellis stepping down after 2 World Cup titles
With two Women's World Cup titles in hand, U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis says it's time to move on. Ellis announced Tuesday that she's resigning, just more than three weeks after the United Stat...
Aug 01, 2019
Friends, co-workers mourn 4 members of same family found dead in Markham, Ont.
The four people found dead in a Markham, Ont., home over the weekend came from three generations of what appeared to be a happy family, friends said Tuesday, as they mourned the victims of what police...
Aug 01, 2019
Hydrant flushing begins in Lacombe next week
The City of Lacombe is advising residents that staff will begin the annual hydrant flushing program on August 6 to preserve high water quality and maintain the reliability of the water distribution sy...
Aug 01, 2019 Fire hydrant flushing is set to begin in Lacombe Aug. 6. (City of Lacombe)
Statistics agency takes second look at ethnicity question ahead of 2021 census
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada officials estimate the number of people identifying as Jewish in the 2016 census could have been double what it was if not for a small change on the questionnaire. The numbe...
Aug 01, 2019
Ponoka RCMP charge man for fourth time since September
Ponoka RCMP have once again arrested a man on several warrants.Caleb Joseph Shimwell, 20, was taken into custody on July 30, clearing up seven warrants for 21 criminal code charges out of Ponoka, one ...
Aug 01, 2019
FBI calls killer at California festival 'kind of a loner'
GILROY, Calif. - The 19-year-old gunman who opened fire at a Northern California food festival was "kind of a loner" and much of his life was shrouded in mystery, the FBI said Tuesday as investigators...
Aug 01, 2019
Trump threatens 10% tariffs on China starting Sept. 1
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China...
Aug 01, 2019
'He wanted to talk:' Saskatchewan woman recalls finding Mountie killer in field
SPIRITWOOD, Sask. - For a Saskatchewan woman who discovered a fugitive Mountie killer hiding in her family's hayfield more than a decade ago, the intense search for two young ...
Aug 01, 2019