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Trump's national emergency: from shutdown frying pan to constitutional fire
WASHINGTON - With a few swipes of his Sharpie, Donald Trump assuaged America’s fears of another government shutdown Friday, but not before declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico borde...
Feb 15, 2019
Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case
Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result ...
Feb 15, 2019
21 Savage 'wasn't hiding' being British, feared deportation
ATLANTA - The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage said in an interview aired Friday that he didn’t talk about his British citizenship before because he didn’t want to get deported. The Grammy-n...
Feb 15, 2019
Regina is already a King, but what about president?
NEW YORK - So, Regina King walked into a 99-cent store. And what’d she get? A prophecy on her life. No joke. King was shopping around - “sometimes people will say, ‘You at the 99-cen...
Feb 15, 2019
No injuries in Penhold house fire
PENHOLD- Fire crews were called to a structure fire in a single family house on Windsor Crescent yesterday (Feb. 14) shortly before 3:30 p.m. Firefighters located the fire in a main floor bedroom and ...
Feb 15, 2019
UCP leader pitches fixed vote date, changes to fundraising, tax rules
EDMONTON- Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he wins the spring election, he will bring in democratic reforms on everything from floor-crossing to desk-thumping. Kenney says he would also bring in...
Feb 15, 2019
Two dead following highway collision near Beiseker
BEISEKER- Two people have died in a collision on Highway 9 near Beiseker. According to a release from the Beiseker RCMP, the highway was closed overnight between Range Road 251 and Range Road 253. Bot...
Feb 15, 2019
This Space Survival Kit Has Everything A Stranded Cosmonaut Needs
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! While it took the engineering expertise of hundreds of engineers, scientists, and pilots to ensure that Russian cosmonauts could survive space itself, land...
Feb 15, 2019
'Trudeau is just the worst:' Manitoba teacher investigated for insulting P.M.
MIAMI, Man. - A rural Manitoba school division says it is investigating after a gym teacher posted a photo to Facebook showing him holding a sign insulting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The photo was...
Feb 15, 2019
Canadians make harrowing trek to Haiti airport as Ottawa advises against travel
MONTREAL - An Ottawa physician who navigated the dangerous roads of Haiti Friday to get to the Port-au-Prince airport with three Canadian colleagues says he feel lucky to be alive and is warning other...
Feb 15, 2019