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Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS - A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday. A statement from Wolfe City said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fi...
Oct 08, 2020
Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadline
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a decision to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots by six days in battleground Wisconsin, in a win for Republicans who have fou...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Wright, d''Arnaud lead Braves to sweep Marlins, reach NLCS
HOUSTON - Rookie Kyle Wright dazzled for six innings in his post-season debut, and the Atlanta Braves rode their superb pitching to beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep and their...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Red Deer adds two more active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has picked up two active cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row, and now sits with a total of seven. The overall number of cases in the city is now 115, which includes 108 recoveries. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle
The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding is g...
Oct 08, 2020
Blackfalds man claims lotto winnings a year later
A year after purchasing his ticket, a Blackfalds man is $250,000 richer thanks to playing the EXTRA on his Lotto 6/49 ticket.Stuart Purvis matched all seven EXTRA numbers on his ticket for the Septemb...
Oct 08, 2020
Senators acquire defenceman Gudbranson from Ducks for fifth-round pick in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Erik Gudbranson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2021 NHL draft. Gudbranson, an Ottawa native, registered nin...
Oct 08, 2020
Peace officer injured after vehicle rammed by suspected thieves
Two men have been charged after a Lacombe County Peace Officer had their vehicle rammed into during an incident last weekend.On Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m., RCMP say the peace officer came upon a pick-up truc...
Oct 08, 2020