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Officials: At least 13 dead in Slovakia bus crash
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 20 more. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bus was carrying h...
Nov 13, 2019
Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a solid pace, though it still faces risks from slower growth overseas and trade tensions. Powell als...
Nov 13, 2019
Four arrested following Maskwacis armed robbery, pursuit, home invasion
Four men are facing charges following a series of violent crimes in and around Maskwacis last weekend.At around 1:45 a.m. Nov. 9, Maskwacis RCMP were called to JD's Convenience Store in the Ermineskin...
Nov 13, 2019
Spiritual leaders call for respect, unity during Remembrance Day ceremony
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians braved sub-zero temperatures in the nation's capital on Monday to honour and remember all those - no matter their background - who offered up their lives to d...
Nov 13, 2019
Police searching for two suspects following Olds break and enter
Olds RCMP are looking for two suspects following a break and enter at a nearby car dealership early Monday morning.At approximately 3:26 a.m. Nov. 11, Mounties received a complaint of a break and ente...
Nov 13, 2019
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in ...
Nov 13, 2019
Olds College named in Top 50 research colleges
Olds College has once again been recognized as one of Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges. Moving up one spot on the list from 44 to 43 this year, Olds College officials say the post-secondary instituti...
Nov 13, 2019 Olds College (CNW Group/Olds College)
'Sad day' or 'scam'? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "showtrial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. With...
Nov 13, 2019
Separating fact from fiction at Trump's impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has been fulminating for weeks over the impeachment inquiry, which he sees as a persecution cooked up by Democrats and "Never Trumpers." In reality, a collection of...
Nov 13, 2019
Impeachment hearings go live on TV with the 1st witnesses
WASHINGTON - The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing on Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the ...
Nov 13, 2019