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Man faces charges after stabbing in Drayton Valley
A 29-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a 57-year-old man at a local motel over the weekend. Drayton Valley RCMP were called to a stabbing progress at the Econorest on Industrial R...
Apr 26, 2018
Smoky fire that forced evacuations out at Wisconsin refinery
Authorities said Thursday that a fire at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion injured at least 11 people was out, but that an evacuation order for residents of Superior would remain an...
Apr 26, 2018
Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off Raises $420,000 for Canada Winter Games Celebration Plaza
The Cabinet of the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off in Red Deer has announced $420,000 was raised at this year's event. In a press release, Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off Co-Chair Christine Moore says the s...
Apr 26, 2018
Research study of dinosaur teeth reveals how big lizards ate, hunted
EDMONTON - You are what you eat, even if you’re a dinosaur. University of Alberta scientists are learning more about the lives of the ancient lizards by studying their teeth to see how they used...
Apr 26, 2018
Netflix documentary explores RFK's legacy 50 years later
BOSTON - He was once called the most likely American in the 20th century to become president. But Robert F. Kennedy’s bid to follow in his older brother’s footsteps as commander in chief w...
Apr 26, 2018
Teen who helped beat woman to death, shared video to be sentenced in June
WINNIPEG - The mother of a young woman whose fatal beating was filmed and posted online said she wants one of the teens responsible to spend at least four years behind bars once she is sentenced in Ju...
Apr 26, 2018
Canada gives border security extra money to crack down on cheap steel, aluminum
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing $30 million in new money to crack down on companies that try to ship cheap foreign steel and aluminum through the Canadian market. The government announce...
Apr 26, 2018
Man arraigned on 18 charges in Montreal in alleged chocolate-drugging scheme
MONTREAL - A man who allegedly drugged seniors in their homes with laced chocolates and then robbed them was arraigned Thursday on 18 charges, including several of assault. The Crown opposed Hamid Che...
Apr 26, 2018
Italy reports 'positive' talks on 5-Star-Democratic alliance
ROME - Italy reported the first glimpse of progress on forming a possible government after inconclusive March 4 elections, with the latest round of exploratory talks between the populist 5-Star Moveme...
Apr 26, 2018
Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy returns to Remparts as coach and GM
QUEBEC - Patrick Roy is returning to the Quebec Remparts as coach and general manager. The Hall of Fame goaltender announced Thursday that he has signed a two-year contract with the Quebec Major Junio...
Apr 26, 2018