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RCMP focus on distracted drivers this month
Alberta Mounties are on the look-out for people looking at their phones while behind the wheel this month. February is distracted driving month and according to provincial officials, research indicate...
Feb 02, 2018
4 California lawmakers accused of misconduct; none punished
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Four current California lawmakers have faced sexual misconduct complaints since 2006 but none was disciplined, according to documents released Friday by the state Legislature. The...
Feb 02, 2018

County of Stettler CAO stepping down
The Chief Administrative Officer for the County of Stettler has announced he is stepping down. In a letter to staff and council this week and only a month short of his 13th anniversary with the County...
Feb 02, 2018
Canada at another rugby crossroads, needing 10-point win for World Cup berth
After stumbling at the first hurdle of World Cup qualifying last summer, Rugby Canada fired its coach and initiated a structural makeover. The organization finds itself at another crossroads Saturday ...
Feb 02, 2018
Senators forward Bobby Ryan out with another hand injury
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan is out with another hand injury but coach Guy Boucher says this ailment is different from the ones he has suffered in the past. Ryan scored a third-period, power-pla...
Feb 02, 2018
8 seriously injured in collision involving bus and van in southern Ont.
STAYNER, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say eight people - including six children - are in serious condition, after the passenger van they were in collided head-on with a bus about 125 kilometres no...
Feb 02, 2018
Family's dog turns up 10 years after vanishing from home
APOLLO, Pa. - A family has been reunited with its dog 10 years after the dog went missing. Debra Suierveld and her family assumed their dog Abby had died after she ran away in 2008 from their home in ...
Feb 02, 2018

Studies offer no clear answers on safety of cellphone use
WASHINGTON - Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but scientists and federal regulators say don’t worry - it is st...
Feb 02, 2018
Calkins: Getting trade issues right
After a welcome Christmas Break, I am currently preparing to head back to Ottawa for the winter session of the House of Commons. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and rang in the new year in good h...
Feb 02, 2018

State bills tackle threats to endangered Puget Sound orcas
SEATTLE - With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, state lawmakers want to protect the fish-eating killer whales that spend time in the inland waters of the Salish Sea. The me...
Feb 02, 2018