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New Brunswick Tory leader drops job offer bombshell during leaders' debate
RIVERVIEW, N.B. - New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader dropped a bombshell during the first televised leaders’ debate of the provincial election campaign, claiming Liberal Premi...
Sep 12, 2018
Parents warned of losing custody before toddler went missing
LARGO, Fla. - The day before a Florida toddler was found dead, a case manager warned his parents that he could once again be taken from them and placed in foster care. The Tampa Bay Times reported Wed...
Sep 12, 2018

Woman accused of harbouring distressed dogs arrested for breaching conditions
A woman charged after distressed dogs were found at a motel in Innisfail two months ago is behind bars for allegedly breaching her release conditions. Karin Adams, 46, of no fixed address is charged h...
Sep 12, 2018

Good Samaritan encouraging community to help Penhold fire victims
An alert passerby credited with helping the occupants of a Penhold home that went up in flames on August 30 escape injury is now asking the community to help the family recover from their loss. In a F...
Sep 12, 2018

Extra folic acid taken during pregnancy doesn't prevent pre-eclampsia: study
TORONTO - Taking high-dose folic acid during pregnancy does not prevent pre-eclampsia in women at elevated risk for the potentially deadly condition, a Canadian-led international study has found. The ...
Sep 12, 2018
Calgary 2026 bid ball bounces to province, feds ahead of plebiscite
CALGARY - The Canadian government supports a Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games should the city go ahead. It has said so via the federal sports minister and social media. The government of Alberta&...
Sep 12, 2018

Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers lend suport to child advocacy centre
One of the greatest players in Red Deer Rebels history was in town Wednesday lending his support to a great cause. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was part of a hot stove luncheon at the Holiday Inn along with Ed...
Sep 12, 2018
Russia: Pussy Riot activist treated for possible poisoning
MOSCOW - Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning. Ekho Moskvy radio and online news p...
Sep 12, 2018
Vatican probing alleged funds misuse by Sistine Choir heads
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has opened an investigation into alleged diversion of funds by the directors of the Sistine Chapel Choir, the world’s oldest choir. A Vatican press statement Wednesday...
Sep 12, 2018
California busts recycling fraud ring
LOS ANGELES - Thousands of pounds of empty beverage containers were intercepted this summer while being smuggled into California from Arizona and Nevada to defraud the state’s recycling program,...
Sep 12, 2018