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Pyeongchang gets Olympic flame ahead of 100-day relay
ATHENS, Greece - The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games on Tuesday, and it will now head off on a 100-day journey across South Korea before the opening ceremony on Fe...
Oct 31, 2017
Red Deer College receives 10 awards for excellence in marketing
RED DEER- RDC has been recognized for its excellence in marketing. The Marketing & Communications department received five gold medals, three silver and two bronze at the National Council for Mark...
Oct 31, 2017
Grass fire ignited by discarded cigarette
BEISEKER- RCMP are calling on all smokers to keep their cigarette butts to themselves after yet another grass fire was ignited by a carelessly discarded cigarette. On Sunday afternoon, Beiseker RCMP r...
Oct 31, 2017
Busy first day in the legislature
EDMONTON – It was a day of firsts in the legislature. The fall session began yesterday with a floor crossing, a revitalized opposition and campaign-style attack speeches ahead of an election tha...
Oct 31, 2017
Burberry's Christopher Bailey to leave iconic British brand
LONDON - Designer Christopher Bailey, who was replaced as Burberry chief executive earlier this year, will leave the British brand in 2018, ending a 17-year stint in which he helped transform a compan...
Oct 31, 2017
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
BEIRUT - At least seven Syrian children were killed in government shelling of a rebel-held area outside Damascus on Tuesday, most as they left school, activists said. The government has intensified it...
Oct 31, 2017
Photo project focuses on Indigenous youth and reconciliation
TORONTO - Colourful graffiti covers a massive wall next to a rumbling subway station. But it’s something far more mundane that’s caught the eye of budding photographer Jeremiah McLaughlin-...
Oct 31, 2017
CARTOON 10-31-2017
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 10-31-2017
Oct 31, 2017
Google-bred Waymo aims to shift robotic cars into next gear
ATWATER, Calif. - Google’s self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that its technology is almost ready to safely transport people without any human assistance at...
Oct 31, 2017
Militant accused in Benghazi attack on his way to US jail
WASHINGTON - U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks, officials say, in a high-stakes operation designed to bring th...
Oct 31, 2017