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No injuries as CP train derails near Banff
Canadian Pacific Railway says one of its freight trains has derailed west of Banff. CP says no one was hurt and there are no public safety concerns. The company says railcars went off the tracks aroun...
Mar 01, 2019

Alberta advances to female hockey semifinals
Team Alberta earned a berth in the female hockey semifinals at the 2019 Canada Winter Games with a 3-0 win over Manitoba in the quarterfinals Thursday at the Downtown Arena. It was a 0-0 score through...
Mar 01, 2019

Team Alberta sets gold medal record
Team Alberta has set one provincial record and is one the verge of breaking another at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. Alberta athletes won seven medals on Thursday, including three gold med...
Mar 01, 2019

Family of Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim promotes organ donation
LETHBRIDGE - For Toby and Bernadine Boulet, time may pass but the legacy of their son Logan and the impact of his passing continues to resonate, in Lethbridge and around North America, thanks to his c...
Mar 01, 2019

Washington Gov. Inslee focuses on climate change in 2020 bid
SEATTLE - Declaring climate change the nation’s most pressing issue, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launched his 2020 Democratic presidential bid on Friday with a promise to refocus American governm...
Mar 01, 2019

CARTOON 03-01-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-01-2019
Mar 01, 2019
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru
LIMA, Peru - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Peru. The temblor’s epicenter was 27 kilometres (16 miles) north-n...
Mar 01, 2019

In the news today, Mar. 1
Four stories in the news for Friday, Mar. 1 --- PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU TO SHUFFLE HIS CABINET TODAY A senior government source has confirmed to The Canadian Press that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
Mar 01, 2019

Canada, Mexico divided on Venezuela amid united push for new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Canada and Mexico may be united in wanting to bring closure to North America’s unresolved trading future, but they are diametrically opposed on how to solve Venezuela’s political ...
Mar 01, 2019

NKorea leader Kim Jong Un tours Hanoi after summit breakdown
HANOI, Vietnam - A day after his stunning summit breakdown with Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled broadly as he strode down a red carpet with Vietnam’s president Friday, a mil...
Mar 01, 2019