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Iran-Contra figure Oliver North named president of the NRA
ATLANTA - Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North’s appointment as the next president of the National Rifle Association gives some star power to the gun lobby but also inspires disdain by gun-control advo...
May 7, 2018
Van Gundy won't return to Pistons as coach or team president
DETROIT - After four seasons of mostly mediocre results, the Detroit Pistons are moving on without Stan Van Gundy. He won’t return as president of basketball operations and he isn’t stayin...
May 7, 2018
Millennials embrace royal wedding for pushing traditions
TORONTO - Laura Moniz was never especially interested in the British Royal Family, but she is going all out to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old schoolt...
May 7, 2018
Mosquito AA Braves go 3-0 on opening weekend
The Red Deer Lock and Safe Mosquito AA Braves hosted the opening weekend of league play at Hunting Hills High School this past weekend. Red Deer beat Rocky Mountain House 22-12 in their opening game b...
May 7, 2018
Town considers allowing parking on Taylor Swift's street
WESTERLY, R.I. - A Rhode Island town where Taylor Swift owns an oceanfront mansion is considering allowing parking on her street. The town council in Westerly is scheduled on Monday night to discuss a...
May 7, 2018
Taxpayers federation seeks standing in pipeline, carbon tax legal battles
VANCOUVER - An advocacy group that argues for the interests of taxpayers will be asking the courts to allow it take part in separate legal cases in British Columbia and Saskatchewan in a dispute over ...
May 7, 2018
MEGlobal offering funding for local community projects
Organizations contributing to central Alberta's sustainability and well-being are getting a boost from a global company with a local focus. Officials with MEGlobal, a local petrochemical company , is ...
May 7, 2018
Actor Tom Sizemore sued over claim he groped child actor
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah woman who told police Tom Sizemore groped her at a photo shoot when she was 11 is suing the actor. The lawsuit filed Monday says the 2003 incident during production the “...
May 7, 2018
Toronto-area school board to consider request to fly rainbow flag this summer
A school board west of Toronto is expected to discuss this week whether to allow the rainbow flag to be raised outside district schools during Pride Month this summer. The request to fly the flag in J...
May 7, 2018
Wounded Quebec City mosque worshippers urge Trudeau to ban assault weapons
OTTAWA - Wounded worshippers and family members of those killed in the Quebec City mosque shooting are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to outlaw assault weapons. In a Monday letter to Trudeau...
May 7, 2018