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Lacombe police survey nets positive results
The results of a recent survey conducted by the Lacombe Police Service show residents are largely satisfied with the work being done by the detachment.The community survey, launched this past spring, ...
Nov 05, 2019 Lacombe Police Chief Lorne Blumhagen

Leafs captain John Tavares set to return after seven-game injury absence
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will return to the lineup tonight when Toronto hosts the Los Angeles Kings following a seven-game absence with a broken finger. The 29-year-old suf...
Nov 05, 2019

Marshall, Leonard, Lalama named CFL top performers for final week of season
TORONTO - Hamilton running back Cameron Marshall, Saskatchewan defensive lineman A.C. Leonard and Montreal linebacker D.J. Lalama are the top performers for the final week of the CFL regular season. M...
Nov 05, 2019

Canadian pork, beef exports to China to resume after four-month suspension
OTTAWA - A Chinese ban on the import of Canadian pork and beef products estimated to have cost farmers almost $100 million to date is being lifted, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday."Goo...
Nov 05, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Cdn pork, beef exports to China to resume after a four-month suspension
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume. China suspended imports in June amid the dispute over Canada's detention of a top executive at the...
Nov 05, 2019

Wolf Creek Public Schools loses $1.8M in provincial funding
Officials with Wolf Creek Public Schools say the division will see a $1.8 million educational funding shortfall as a result of the provincial budget tabled last month. "We knew that this was going to ...
Nov 05, 2019

Defending-champion Calgary Stampeders face longer road to Grey Cup
TORONTO - The road to a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance will be a little longer than usual for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (12-6) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
Nov 05, 2019

Legendary Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 88
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose glamorous persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world, has died...
Nov 05, 2019

ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air
NEW YORK - ABC News is defending itself against charges that it was afraid to air an interview with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser after video emerged Tuesday showing its reporter, Amy Robach, venting abou...
Nov 05, 2019

Spanx founder buys Olivia Newton-John's 'Grease' pants
NEW YORK - The founder of Spanx was revealed to be the successful bidder for the skintight satin pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in the movie "Grease." Sara Blakely told "CBS This Morning" Tuesday ...
Nov 05, 2019