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Sylvan Lake RCMP recover stolen property on Kijiji
RCMP in Sylvan Lake have arrested two males who are alleged to have attempted to sell stolen property on Kijiji. Mounties say it was June 15 when a break and enter at a cabin in the Buck Lake area was...
Jul 10, 2018
Bighill poised to make first appearance at B.C. Place Stadium as a Bomber
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Adam Bighill. The veteran linebacker makes his first regular-season appearance at B.C. Place Stadium on Saturday since 2016 when he was with the Lions. But the fiv...
Jul 10, 2018
Virtue & Moir relish chance to stretch creative muscles on thank-you tour
TORONTO - It’s a chance to thank Canadian fans who were virtual passengers on their Pyeongchang journey, and an opportunity to fill a competitive void left after their Olympic finale. Tessa Virt...
Jul 10, 2018
Cites Humboldt crash: Alberta making driver training for new truckers mandatory
CALGARY - Alberta is making driver training for new commercial truckers mandatory as early as January 2019, citing the recent horrific Humboldt bus crash as the impetus to get it done as soon as possi...
Jul 10, 2018
Hundreds treated for heat exposure at Tennessee music fest
NASHVILLE - More than 200 people have been treated for heat-related illnesses at a music festival in Tennessee, with at least 20 taken to a hospital. Nashville Fire Department spokesman Joseph Pleasan...
Jul 10, 2018
Demonstrators force Fox crew from Supreme Court broadcast
NEW YORK - Fox News’ Shannon Bream said the network had to move a planned live broadcast indoors after she and her crew felt threatened by demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ...
Jul 10, 2018
Canada expected to spend less on defence in 2018 than last year: NATO report
OTTAWA - Even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to defend against U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands that Canada invest more in defence, a new NATO report suggests Canadian military s...
Jul 10, 2018
Tropical Storm Chris reaches hurricane strength in Atlantic
MIAMI - Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Chris has reached hurricane strength while moving away from the U.S. coast in the Atlantic. At 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Miami ...
Jul 10, 2018
Fort Macleod weighing offers for historic courthouse building
FORT MACLEOD - The historic territorial courthouse building in Fort Macleod could soon have a new owner. Town of Fort Macleod chief administrative officer Sue Keenan said the town has two offers to pu...
Jul 10, 2018
Four-year prison sentence handed to former Lethbridge teacher on child porn charges
LETHBRIDGE - Former Lethbridge school teacher Dwayne Schnell has received a four-year prison sentence on child pornography charges. Schnell had previously pleaded guilty to charges of making and distr...
Jul 10, 2018