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It's OK to cry in the courtroom even if you're a judge: law professors
VANCOUVER - Judges can’t be expected to be emotionless robots, two legal experts said after a defence lawyer questioned a British Columbia judge’s ability to deliver a fair sentence becaus...
Aug 1, 2018
Mother's 25-year search for daughter led to DNA database for missing persons
VANCOUVER - Judy Peterson has spent the last 25 years looking for her daughter and while her efforts have been unsuccessful, she hopes her work will bring solace for others whose loved ones have disap...
Aug 1, 2018
Deadly riots rock Zimbabwe's capital as vote results delayed
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Soldiers and police fired live rounds, water cannons and tear gas at furious protesters who threw rocks and burned vehicles Wednesday in Zimbabwe’s capital, dashing the optimi...
Aug 1, 2018
More than 1,000 homes torched in California wildfires
UPPER LAKE, Calif. - A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return h...
Aug 1, 2018
Davis hits 29th home run, A's beat Blue Jays 6-2
OAKLAND, Calif. - Khris Davis homered among his three hits, Matt Olson had two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Tuesday night. Mark Canha doubled twice and stole home a...
Aug 1, 2018
Lacombe house still boarded up two years after fire
More than two years after fire gutted a home in Lacombe, a woman living next door says the property remains an eyesore and she's fed up about it. Mackenzie Sondrol says May 7, 2016 started out as a no...
Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Oakland 6 Toronto 2 Houston 5 Seattle 2 N.Y. Yankees 6 Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 10 L.A. Angels 6 Cleveland 6 Minnesota 2 Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 2 Nation...
Jul 31, 2018
McKinlay takes solo lead at Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship
Lacombe's Brady McKinlay sits alone atop the leader board through two rounds at the Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship. McKinlay posted an even-par 71 during the second round at Medicine Hat Golf ...
Jul 31, 2018
WestJet loses another unionization battle as CUPE to represent flight attendants
WestJet Airlines has lost another battle against unionization after the airline’s 3,000 flight attendants were approved to join pilots in being represented by organized labour. The Canada Indust...
Jul 31, 2018
Alberta mom served cleaning solution instead of latte, McDonald's says sorry
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta mother who is pregnant with her third child says she was served a cleaning agent from a McDonald’s restaurant instead of the latte she ordered. Sarah Dougl...
Jul 31, 2018