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Thai coup leader uses ballot box to stay as prime minister
BANGKOK - When Prayuth Chan-ocha led a military coup to take over Thailand's government five years ago, he wore a dowdy officer's uniform. A five-year makeover transformed him into a politician, now s...
Jun 07, 2019
Julia Roberts, Spike Lee toast Denzel Washington at event
LOS ANGELES - Denzel Washington was the man of the hour Thursday night with everyone from Julia Roberts to Spike Lee turning out to celebrate him as this year's recipient of the AFI Life Achievement A...
Jun 07, 2019
Market Watch: June 2, 2019
Big Picture Hopes of Fed Rate Cuts Spurs Market Rally After a rough two weeks-marked by increasing pessimism over an expanding trade war and waning growth, North American markets got a much-needed jol...
Jun 07, 2019
Rocky Mountain House men recovering from stab wounds
Rocky Mountain House RCMP have charged a 21-year-old man following an alleged stabbing incident which sent two males to different hospitals.At about 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday, RCMP responded to a complai...
Jun 07, 2019
Lawyer: Ronaldo rape lawsuit moved from Nevada to US court
LAS VEGAS - A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer sai...
Jun 07, 2019
China-Canada differences go beyond Beijing's critical, outgoing envoy: Carr
OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is downplaying the forthcoming departure of China's outspoken envoy to Ottawa, saying differences between the countries stretch beyond anythin...
Jun 07, 2019
Rockies first chili cook-off champion
The public library in Rocky Mountain House had its first chili cook off yesterday (Thursday) which pit spicy against sweet, traditional against new.For just a small donation locals could go in, get th...
Jun 07, 2019 Jayce Borley
WATCH: Hundreds of pilots land in Innisfail for COPA convention
Over one hundred airplanes have landed in central Alberta for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association's (COPA) 2019 Western Canada Convention and Fly in, hosted by the Innisfail Flying Club.Attende...
Jun 07, 2019 Hundreds of pilots and well over 100 air planes have landed in Innisfail for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association 2019 Western Canada Convention and Fly In.2019
Celebrity Dance Off raises $300,000 for Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
RED DEER- The 2019 Celebrity Dance Off raised approximately $300,000 for Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Executive director Richelle Belzerowski is thrilled with the outcome. "The Ce...
Jun 07, 2019
Canada's emergency alert system can't measure how many phones get the notices
OTTAWA - The federal government says it can't measure how many people actually receive emergency-alert messages on their phones. The Alert Ready system is designed to notify C...
Jun 07, 2019