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FAA: Chicago's O'Hare airport busiest in US in 2018
CHICAGO - O’Hare International Airport in Chicago was the busiest airport in the U.S. in 2018, surpassing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time in four years. The F...
Feb 04, 2019
Company gets water permit for refinery near national park
BISMARCK, N.D. - A company facing opposition from environmentalists and landowners as it works to build an $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has c...
Feb 04, 2019
New Jersey casinos lose $4.6M on $34.9M in Super Bowl bets
New Jersey gambling regulators say its sportsbooks lost $4.6 million on $34.9 million in Super Bowl wagers, the first major sporting event for bettors since sports gambling was legalized in the state ...
Feb 04, 2019

Alberta honours former premier Jim Prentice, unveils official portrait
EDMONTON - Jim Prentice, the last premier of Alberta’s 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty, was honoured Monday as a man of courage and vision - and one who couldn’t resist meeting wi...
Feb 04, 2019

Fundraising underway for Red Deer teen battling brain cancer
A local teen has the community of Red Deer on his side as he continues his battle with cancer. Last November, Keagan Evans was dealing with right hand weakness and started noticing other neurological ...
Feb 04, 2019

Google parent beats Q4 estimates, stock still drops
SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading. The company reported profit of $8.9...
Feb 04, 2019

Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last week in the line of duty will undergo surgery for his injuries this week. In a statement, Const. Josh Harms exp...
Feb 04, 2019

School and bus cancellations for Tues. Feb. 5
The following school and/or bus cancellations have been announced for Tuesday, Feb. 5: – Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools: School bus service is cancelled for the communities of Blackfalds, Sy...
Feb 04, 2019

AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s
WASHINGTON - A racist photo from a 1984 yearbook threatens to end Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s political career. The photo shows two people: one in blackface and one wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood...
Feb 04, 2019
Kingston youth facing terror charges held at least one more week
OTTAWA - A youth facing terrorism-related charges in Kingston, Ont., will be back in court next week following a brief video appearance Monday. The RCMP charged the youth last month with knowingly fac...
Feb 04, 2019