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Repairs to sinkhole stricken road near Omniplex may take weeks
Drayton Valley town officials say the repairs to the sinkhole stricken road near the Omniplex may take two weeks to complete. The sinkhole was first discovered Thursday evening on 49th Avenue between ...
Apr 20, 2018
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged over charity donor list
St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the woes of the first-term Republican govern...
Apr 20, 2018
N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea announced that it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul and Washington, but stopped short o...
Apr 20, 2018
Candidate buys ads on Sinclair TV stations to blast company
HELENA, Mont. - A Democratic candidate for Montana’s U.S. House seat is using Sinclair Broadcast Group’s own television stations to blast the company for forcing its reporters to read the ...
Apr 20, 2018
Speed Skating Canada fires coach Michael Crowe after investigation
OTTAWA - Speed Skating Canada has fired the head coach of Canada’s long-track speedskating team. Michael Crowe went on a leave of absence a month before the Pyeongchang Olympics while the organi...
Apr 20, 2018
Doug Ford says he'll take high road after crude comment by Liberal organizer
CHATHAM, Ont. - A senior campaign official for the Ontario Liberals is apologizing for a crude comment he made on live television about Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford. David Herle, campaign...
Apr 20, 2018
Alberta investigates E. coli outbreak, 34 cases, including one death
EDMONTON - Alberta officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 34 people, including 11 who were hospitalized and one person who likely died from the bacteria. Alberta Health S...
Apr 20, 2018
Caution needed around waterways as weather heats up
The City of Red Deer is warning residents to exercise caution near the river and area creeks, ponds and reservoirs. Emergency Management Coordinator Karen Mann says warm weather has arrived and with t...
Apr 20, 2018
FAA orders more engine inspections after Southwest accident
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered ultrasound inspections of hundreds of jet engines like the one that blew apart at 32,000 feet in a deadly accident aboard a Southwest Airlines pla...
Apr 20, 2018
Fearful feline fetched from floe: Winnipeg firefighters save cat stranded on ice
WINNIPEG - Firefighters are known for helping cats stuck in trees, but earlier this week a crew in Winnipeg was dispatched to a different kind of feline fix. Members of the fire and paramedic water re...
Apr 20, 2018