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Protesters shut down commercial bridge linking Mexico, Texas
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico - At least 200 demonstrators blocked a major commercial bridge between Mexico and Texas to protest the disappearance of dozens of people in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, sna...
May 21, 2018
Mexico suspends charter company in Cuba airliner crash
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities temporarily suspended a charter company which owned a passenger jet that crashed in Cuba, while Cuban media said one of three survivors died Monday, increasing the de...
May 21, 2018
Trump discusses immigration agenda with GOP governors
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump dined Monday evening with Republican governors supportive of his immigration policies to discuss plans for border security and deporting people in the U.S. illegall...
May 21, 2018
WestJet confident deal will be reached with pilots as talks continue this week
CALGARY - WestJet Airlines says they are confident they will reach an agreement with their pilots as negotiations continue this week. The Calgary-based airline’s pilots have had the legal right ...
May 21, 2018

Deadly Florida airport shooting results in plea deal for man
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal prosecutors filed court documents Monday in which an Alaska man agreed to plead guilty to a Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people in exchange for a l...
May 21, 2018

Notley to skip premiers conference so she can focus on pipeline deal
EDMONTON - There won’t be any fireworks between the premiers of Alberta and British Columbia at the Western premiers conference this week, because Alberta Premier Rachel Notley isn’t going...
May 21, 2018

ENDED: Heat warning issued for Drayton Valley area
UPDATE: Environment Canada has cancelled the heat warning for Drayton Valley. —————————————————...
May 21, 2018

Ola Kamara scores, Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off, as Galaxy top Impact 1-0
MONTREAL - It’s a sign of how hapless the Montreal Impact have become that they weren’t able to even earn a draw after the Los Angeles Galaxy had superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off. Ins...
May 21, 2018

Bassett, Tyson among those honoured at Yale graduation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and actress Angela Bassett were among those honoured during Yale University’s 317th commencement. The school conferred more than 3,...
May 21, 2018

Homes evacuated due to hydrochloric acid spill on Alberta highway
BOYLE, Alta. - A highway detour is in place and homes have been evacuated due to a crash involing a semi hauling hydrochloric acid northeast of Edmonton. RCMP say the rig was the only vehicle involved...
May 21, 2018