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New Zimbabwe documentary on massacres takes aim at president
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A new documentary on massacres by Zimbabwe’s military has led to harsh exchanges as the 1980s killings challenge a new president who preaches unity but refuses to apologize fo...
Oct 18, 2018
2 'Love & Hip Hop' stars arrested in separate incidents
ATLANTA - Two stars of this past season of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” have been arrested in separate incidents in metropolitan Atlanta. Atasha Chizaah Jefferson, known as To...
Oct 18, 2018
Threatening letter prompts Indigenous family's move from Edmonton-area condo
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Police are investigating after an Indigenous family in an Edmonton-area condominium received a letter that appears to suggest harm may come to them if they don’t leave the ne...
Oct 18, 2018
Record-breaking Friday: Estimated $113 million in LOTTO MAX jackpots
WINNIPEG- This week's LOTTO MAX draw will be the biggest in history. On Friday, October 19, a record-breaking $113 million in total jackpots is up for grabs. The prizes include a $60 million main jack...
Oct 18, 2018
Penhold man charged with robbery
INNISFAIL- On October 16 at approximately 2:30 p.m., Innisfail RCMP received a complaint of a robbery that had just occurred on a rural property north east of Innisfail in Red Deer County. The victim ...
Oct 18, 2018
Lowe’s Canada Heroes campaign raises over $8,000 for Red Deer Food Bank & Hope Mission
RED DEER- Two local organizations will receive over $8,000 from Lowe's Canada Heroes campaign. Every Lowe's, RONA, and Reno-Depot corporate store across the country supported a non-profit organization...
Oct 18, 2018
'I'll walk in my broken shoes': Mom, daughter flee Venezuela
PAMPLONA, Colombia - As night approached, Sandra Cadiz wrapped her shivering daughter in a blanket and prayed for a ride up the frigid Colombian mountaintop known as “the icebox.” Ten-year...
Oct 18, 2018
Farm-rich Salinas exemplifies California's housing struggles
SALINAS, Calif. - Middle-school English teacher Maryam Powers doesn’t take vacations. To earn additional money, she picks up an extra period of teaching when she can and mentors new hires. But t...
Oct 18, 2018
A look at Salinas, California, farm-rich but unaffordable
SALINAS, Calif. - Here’s a look at some key information about Salinas, one of the nation’s least affordable metro areas to live. It’s a phenomenon that’s plaguing California, f...
Oct 18, 2018
Man linked to Saudi prince at consulate when writer vanished
ISTANBUL - A member of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage during several trips abroad walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul just before writer Jamal Khashoggi vanished ther...
Oct 18, 2018