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Westerner opens new Exhibition Hall
RED DEER- Westerner Park opened the doors of the Exhibition Hall at its Grand Opening on Saturday.Exhibition Hall is Westerner Park's largest and most technical venue to date. The facility serves as t...
May 14, 2019
Rachel Notley, MLA caucus, officially sworn in as Opposition
EDMONTON- There's a new official Opposition in the Alberta legislature.Former premier Rachel Notley and her caucus of 24 NDP members were sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the legislature after losing ...
May 14, 2019
Lacombe County Council approves 2019 budgets & tax rates
LACOMBE- At its May 9 meeting, Council approved the Lacombe County 2019 operating and capital budgets and tax rate bylaw. Municipal tax rates for 2019 will increase by 2.0% for residential properties,...
May 14, 2019
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears ab...
May 14, 2019
NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four...
May 14, 2019
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - An active wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local state of emergency and several evacuations. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued a state of emer...
May 14, 2019
Diplomats visit Canadian think-tank expert in China custody
BEIJING - Diplomats have visited a Canadian think-tank expert whose detention in China is believed to be an attempt to pressure Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Canadian consular offic...
May 14, 2019
Trump's election boosted Israeli settlement construction
JERUSALEM - Israel's government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press. Bot...
May 14, 2019
Saudi Arabia says its oil infrastructure attacked by drones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Araba said drones attacked one of its oil pipelines as other assaults targeted energy infrastructure elsewhere in the kingdom on Tuesday, shortly after Yemen's rebe...
May 14, 2019
Madonna rebuffs Israel Eurovision boycott calls
JERUSALEM - Pop star Madonna has rejected calls for her to boycott this year's Eurovision song contest in Israel, saying she will "never stop playing music to suit someone's political agenda." Madonna...
May 14, 2019