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“God did it, not me”: jury shown confession video in Saretzky trial
WARNING: Story includes graphic details LETHBRIDGE - "The devil made me turn her into ashes." Derek Saretzky made those comments in a video statement recorded with the RCMP on Sept. 15, 2015, moments ...
Jun 15, 2017
Small plane crashes near Ponoka
RCMP say no one was injured when a small plane crashed near Ponoka Thursday evening. The pilot was the only person aboard the “ultralight” plane when it went down at around 7 p.m. The cras...
Jun 15, 2017
Crooked Hill Road exit sign altered to read Crooked Hillary
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. - A sign marking the Crooked Hill Road exit off a suburban New York parkway has been altered to read “Crooked Hillary.” Newsday reports the defaced green traffic sign on th...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations
MIAMI - Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility Friday with a blistering denunciation of the islandR...
Jun 15, 2017
About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a...
Jun 15, 2017
Alberta judge certifies class action against Western Hockey League
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Western Hockey League may proceed, making it the second such case against a major junior league in Canada. The suit contend...
Jun 15, 2017
Canadian Brooke Henderson shoots 63, leads Meijer LPGA Classic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Canadian Brooke Henderson shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to top the star-packed leaderboard in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., eagled the par-5 ...
Jun 15, 2017
Dr. Dre pledges $10M for Compton High performing arts centre
COMPTON, Calif. - Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts centre at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said Thursday that the rapper-producer...
Jun 15, 2017
Victoria mayor floats plan to billet homeless to ease housing crisis
Victoria’s mayor wants people to open their homes to those sleeping in parks and their cars because they can’t afford or find accommodation. Lisa Helps said residents in the city opened th...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a big-money political donor and philanthropist with personal ties to the coal industry as the next American ambassador to Canada. The White House...
Jun 15, 2017