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Ponoka's third annual Citizen Budget Survey results
PONOKA- The results of the third annual Citizen Budget Survey are in. The survey invited Town of Ponoka residents to offer input on the 2018 Town Budget. It asked residents what they feel the Town's b...
Oct 31, 2017
New Brunswick introduces exotic animal legislation after boys' deaths
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is introducing new legislation to regulate exotic animals, four years after two young boys were killed by an African rock python. Four-year-old Noah Barthe and his six-year...
Oct 31, 2017
Drunk man allegedly found unconscious under tree with rifle, balaclava
HALIFAX - A man is facing numerous charges after he was allegedly found unconscious wearing a ski mask with a rifle and ammunition on a Halifax-area street. Investigators say officers found the 28-yea...
Oct 31, 2017
Official: Florida resident dies of rabies from bat bite
SEBRING, Fla. - Health officials say a Florida resident who was bitten by a bat has died of rabies. Florida Department of Health spokeswoman Mara Gambineri tells Orlando TV station WKMG the victim did...
Oct 31, 2017
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to come from Pennsylvania
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A tree from Pennsylvania has been selected as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree. Rockefeller Center officials on Monday announced on their Twitter feed that they selected ...
Oct 31, 2017
She suspected an affair; then she found a secret camera
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police in Florida say a daughter suspected her mother’s live-in partner was having an affair, so she looked at files under his profile in their shared household computer....
Oct 31, 2017
Tomi Lahren's star spangled Halloween costume draws backlash
NEW YORK - Political commentator Tomi Lahren is getting some backlash for posting a photo of herself wearing a U.S. flag themed Halloween costume. The Instagram photo shows Lahren wearing a star spang...
Oct 31, 2017
Statistics Canada says real GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in August
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy hit reverse in August, its first monthly pullback since October last year. “The amazing run of amazing Canadian economic data is officially over, with growth coming...
Oct 31, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 5 near US Embassy in Afghanistan
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck near the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, killing five people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Mu...
Oct 31, 2017
5 things to know about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next year
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s sleepy skiing destination of Pyeongchang finally looks like a Winter Olympics host city after more than a decade of work, two failed bids, and cha...
Oct 31, 2017