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Jet boat and trailer valued at $80,000 stolen near Alder Flats
Breton/Thorsby RCMP are investigating after a jet boat and a trailer were stolen near Alder Flats. The boat and trailer, valued at approximately $80,000, were stolen sometime between February 21 and 2...
Feb 23, 2018
Tennis association, player who fell settle liability lawsuit
NEW YORK - The United States Tennis Association and popular Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard reached a settlement in her liability lawsuit on Friday, ending a trial at which she testified about slippi...
Feb 23, 2018
Rocky Mtn. House RCMP weekly report for week of Feb. 15
Rocky Mountain House RCMP were busy last week responding to numerous calls. The morning of Thursday, Feb. 15, Mounties responded to a report of a theft of a PS3 gaming console overnight at the O'Chies...
Feb 23, 2018
Could Your Fan Kill You in Your Sleep? South Korea Believes So!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Fan Death Believe it or not, it is popular belief in South Korea that if you leave a fan on in an enclosed room it could suck out all of the air and...kill...
Feb 23, 2018
HFPA investigating actor Brendan Fraser's groping claim
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it is investigating actor Brendan Fraser’s claim that its former president, Philip Berk, groped him in 2003. Fraser, 49, best known for his role in &...
Feb 23, 2018
'Stars seemed to have aligned' for new Halifax CFL bid, commissioner says
HALIFAX - CFL fans in Halifax have been told the league is serious about establishing a coast-to-coast footprint, although there is no announcement imminent on a franchise for the East Coast’s l...
Feb 23, 2018
5 things you probably didn't know about the Oscars
LOS ANGELES - You have a firm grip on this year’s Oscar nominees, last year’s winners and what host Jimmy Kimmel will undoubtedly joke about (and the best picture award goes to … oop...
Feb 23, 2018
Groups behind Montreal's new Champlain Bridge say project will be done on time
MONTREAL - The consortium building Montreal’s new bridge over the St. Lawrence River said Friday it will be able to deliver the structure by the December 2018 timeline, but the project could cos...
Feb 23, 2018
Alberta judge cleared in case where sex assault victim was shackled and jailed
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has been cleared of misconduct in the case of a sexual assault victim who was shackled in court and imprisoned during her testimony. The Alberta Judicial Council says provi...
Feb 23, 2018
A glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, charged in six deaths
TORONTO - Here is a glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old Toronto landscaper charged with six counts of first-degree murder: MAJEED KAYHAN The 58-year-old Toronto man was repo...
Feb 23, 2018