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Red Deer man charged in October stolen truck chase where police fired shots
A young Red Deer man has been formally charged in relation to a series of events last fall that included police firing shots toward a stolen vehicle. It was on Friday, Oct. 13 when Sundre RCMP receive...
Apr 25, 2018
E. coli outbreak linked to pork products from Alberta meat shop, 1 dead, 35 sick
EDMONTON - Investigators have linked an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 36 people, including a person who is likely to have died from the bacteria, to pork products from a meat shop south of Edmont...
Apr 25, 2018
Venues reject Cynthia Nixon campaign event. She blames Cuomo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cynthia Nixon thinks Andrew Cuomo was behind the refusal by two venues to host her campaign’s first stop in the state’s second-largest city. The Democratic candidate for Ne...
Apr 25, 2018
Sore shoulder keeps backup guard VanVleet out of Raptors playoff game again
TORONTO - Raptors backup guard Fred VanVleet sat out for a third straight game Wednesday due to a right shoulder injury. The six-footer from Wichita State has played just two minutes 49 seconds of Tor...
Apr 25, 2018
Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons
LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit from a Los Angeles woman who alleged music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped. A federal court filing Wednesday says the two sides have agreed that the suit, file...
Apr 25, 2018
DeLorean widow sues for 'Back to the Future' payments
NEWARK, N.J. - The widow of maverick automaker John DeLorean alleges a Texas company has illegally received money from the “Back to the Future” movies that used his iconic car. The car was...
Apr 25, 2018
ConocoPhillips wins $2 billion arbitration against Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - ConocoPhillips said it won a $2 billion arbitration award against Venezuela’s state oil company, compounding the financial woes of the socialist-run nation as it struggles t...
Apr 25, 2018
'BlacKkKlansman' star hopes Lee film starts a conversation
LAS VEGAS - Denzel Washington’s son John David Washington has technically worked with Spike Lee before. When he was 7-years-old he had a bit part in “Malcolm X,” which his dad starre...
Apr 25, 2018
Lab-on-a-chip test could help prevent disease outbreaks in remote regions: Study
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have created a low-cost, portable device that can quickly test people to determine if they’re at risk for measles or rubella in parts of the world without access t...
Apr 25, 2018
Innisfail to move forward with solar farm
A 70-acre solar farm will be built in the town of Innisfail. Town council approved a contract this week with Innisfail Solar Corp to construct the 15-20 megawatt farm just north of the Innisfail Golf ...
Apr 25, 2018