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No guns allowed at NRA convention when Trump, Pence speak
DALLAS - Attendees at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas can carry their firearms - except during the forum where President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence spea...
May 1, 2018
Sylvan Lake C.P. Blakely teacher Steve Higgs nominated for Edwin Parr Award
INNISFAIL- It was while he was volunteering in Uganda that Steve Higgs knew he was meant to be a teacher. He is now teaching Grade 6 at C.P. Blakely Elementary School in Sylvan Lake, but had originall...
May 1, 2018
Like a showman, Trump suggests DMZ for 'big event' with Kim
WASHINGTON - Like a consummate showman, President Donald Trump began rolling the drum Monday for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the “big event” take place in t...
May 1, 2018
More questions than answers in teen's death inside minivan
CINCINNATI - Sixteen-year-old Kyle Plush was apparently reaching for his tennis gear in the back of his minivan when he became helplessly pinned in the fold-away third-row seat. He knew he was in seri...
May 1, 2018
Netanyahu nuclear presentation gets cool reception in Europe
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest accusations about Iran’s past nuclear activities received a warm welcome in Washington but a far cooler reception in Europe o...
May 1, 2018
More bad news for Toronto FC on defence with Moor out for two to three months
Toronto FC has suffered another injury blow on defence with news that veteran centre back Drew Moor could be out two to three months with a quad tear. The 14-year veteran was injured in training ahead...
May 1, 2018
Flooding grows along Saint John River: 'I see nothing but water'
FREDERICTON - Floodwaters were expanding their reach Tuesday and washing through several communities along the Saint John River, stranding residents, soaking basements and making islands out of homes....
May 1, 2018
High school teacher charged with cocaine trafficking in New Brunswick
BATHURST, N.B. - A middle school science teacher with alleged Hells Angels ties has been charged with cocaine trafficking, shedding light on northern New Brunswick’s difficult struggle with outl...
May 1, 2018
Tensions simmer in Mexico as asylum seekers wait at border
TIJUANA, Mexico - Tension between the Mexican government and Central American asylum seekers simmered Wednesday as men, women and children camped in a large plaza for a fourth straight day waiting for...
May 1, 2018
Brazil firemen lament failing to save man as building fell
SAO PAULO - They just needed 30 seconds more, a firefighter sergeant said. He had thrown a rope with an improvised harness to a man hanging from a burning building in Sao Paulo’s old downtown, a...
May 1, 2018