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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison
NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...
Jul 17, 2019
Alberta First Nation police officer facing sexual assault charges
STANDOFF- An officer with the Blood Tribe Police Service in southern Alberta has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.The police service says a female officer with the force alleges that in ...
Jul 17, 2019
TD Economics suggests Alberta economy gaining momentum
EDMONTON- A report from TD Economics says the Alberta economy is gaining some traction after it was hit by extreme oil price weakness late last year.It says rising oil exports, stronger wholesale and ...
Jul 17, 2019
Rope for Hope Red Deer returns to support children with critical illnesses
An 84-year-old Red Deer man is the top fundraiser in Canada for Make-A-Wish Foundation's Rope for Hope event, which supports children with critical illnesses. Joe Hittel rappelled down 13 stories of S...
Jul 17, 2019 Joe Hittel (centre) with Anakin Suerink and his mom Elizabeth Eckert at Saturday's Rope for Hope event in downtown Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
WASHINGTON - Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border - the president's most for...
Jul 17, 2019
Group wants charges in horse deaths during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races
CALGARY - An animal welfare group is renewing its call for cruelty charges following the deaths of six horses at this year's Calgary Stampede. "Law enforcement - including the Calgary police...
Jul 17, 2019
Companies to appear before panel today in public inquiry into B.C. gas prices
VANCOUVER - Four oil and gas companies are expected to answer questions today about how they use the Trans Mountain pipeline, how refinery closures affect their prices and other factors that coul...
Jul 17, 2019
PETA protests Calgary Stampede horse deaths at Alberta legislature
EDMONTON- About 20 people, some wearing cardboard horseface masks, protested at the legislature yesterday against the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races.They held up signs urging the races be scrapped,...
Jul 17, 2019
Fans to descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con
LOS ANGELES - Dust off your Captain Marvel cosplay, San Diego Comic-Con is here. The four-and-a-half day convention kicks off Wednesday when the show room floor opens to thousands vying for exclusive ...
Jul 17, 2019
Rescuers make slow progress on freeing entangled North Atlantic right whales
Efforts to free some endangered, entangled North Atlantic right whales continue, weather permitting, according to the federal government. A news release from the Department of Fisheries and...
Jul 17, 2019