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Statement from Premier Notley on Toronto incident
EDMONTON- Premier Rachel Notley has issued the following statement on the pedestrian deaths in Toronto. "All across our province, Albertans are sharing in the sorrow of those affected by the shocking ...
Apr 24, 2018
Man sentenced to 30 years for drive-by killing of toddler
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the drive-by shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Little Rock. Deshaun Rushing was charged wit...
Apr 24, 2018
Feb. home prices soar 6.3 pct in a fierce competition to buy
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices jumped in February as buyers compete fiercely over a dwindling number of properties for sale. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index released Tuesda...
Apr 24, 2018
Canadians head home after U-17 soccer tournament called off due to violence
Canada coach Bev Priestman was preparing her team for a game Sunday against Costa Rica when CONCACAF pulled the plug on its 2018 Women’s Under-17 Championship following violence in Managua, Nica...
Apr 24, 2018
Trudeau calls van attack 'horrific and senseless,' says no apparent terror link
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament bowed their heads in silence and the flag atop the Peace Tower flew at half-mast Tuesday as the House of Commons and its denizens paid tribute to the victims of a “...
Apr 24, 2018
Edmonton police investigate suspicious death
EDMONTON- Police are investigating a suspicious death in the city’s northeast. Officers responding to a weapons complaint just before 2 p.m. Monday found an injured 25-year-old woman. EMS transp...
Apr 24, 2018
Arresting officer's actions 'one shining moment' in Toronto van attack
TORONTO - The president of Toronto’s police union said an officer’s actions in arresting a suspect in Monday’s deadly van attack without firing a single shot was “one shining m...
Apr 24, 2018
After close vote, panel sends Pompeo nomination to Senate
WASHINGTON - Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote se...
Apr 24, 2018
Ponoka's second annual Walk ‘N’ Roll Challenge begins May 1
PONOKA- The second annual 'Walk 'N' Roll - I'm Just Less Driven Challenge' kicks off Tuesday, May 1, with the Town of Wainwright joining the friendly competition between Ponoka and Stettler this year....
Apr 24, 2018
'It's limitless:' Paralyzed toddler moves from homemade wheelchair to treadmill
EDMONTON - Evelyn Moore sings the alphabet song as her tiny running shoes plunk down on the treadmill. The paralyzed 2 1/2-year old is strapped to the machine with a special harness, as two health wor...
Apr 24, 2018