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Suspects caught selling stolen truck in Sylvan Lake
A man and woman face charges after Mounties picked up on the sale a stolen truck last week in Sylvan Lake. The stolen truck was first spotted by Mounties driving near Banff on April 12. Both suspects ...
Apr 18, 2019
Medical examiner: Clark Gable's grandson died of overdose
DALLAS - A medical examiner says the grandson of actor Clark Gable died of an accidental drug overdose. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office says an autopsy found Clark James Gable III was kill...
Apr 18, 2019
Vancouver Park Board says rare Snow Tower tree blooming in city park
VANCOUVER - A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to British Columbia. The Vancouver Park Board says a plant native to&nbs...
Apr 18, 2019
Report: Avenatti met R. Kelly prosecutor Foxx at O'Hare
CHICAGO - Phone texts suggest chief Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx worked closely with attorney Michael Avenatti before bringing sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, including by meeting Avenatt...
Apr 18, 2019
Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government
EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...
Apr 18, 2019
Toronto FC looks for stronger showing on defence as Minnesota comes to visit
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney challenged his team after it suffered its first loss of the season, a 3-2 setback at Seattle last weekend. "We felt like in the last couple of games we left a few points o...
Apr 18, 2019
Rouyn-Noranda hoping to add Memorial Cup championship to its hockey history
TORONTO - Jean-Paul Charlebois has been piecing together the history of hockey in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., going on two decades. The 76-year-old play-by-play man for the QMJHL's Rouyn-...
Apr 18, 2019
Indigenous mural unveiled at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School
One of Alberta's most prominent Blackfoot artists has left another permanent work of art at Red Deer's St. Francis of Assisi Middle School.Red Deerian Ryan Jason Allen Willert said being asked to crea...
Apr 18, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Avalanche in Banff National Park; three climbers presumed dead
BANFF, Alta. - Outdoor apparel company The North Face says three members of its Global Athlete Team are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta's Banff National Park.The company says renowned Amer...
Apr 18, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 18, 2019