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Olds College names new Board of Governors Chair
OLDS – The Board of Governors at Olds College has a new Chair. Leona Staples has been appointed to the position. Staples was previously a member of the board for two terms. "Leona Staples is a r...
May 17, 2017
New workplace rules expected next week
EDMONTON – The Notley government says legislation to update workplace rules could come as early as next week. Government House Leader Brian Mason says he expects a bill will be tabled then, addi...
May 17, 2017
Leonard Marshall, Matt Hasselbeck pledge brains to research
BOSTON - Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research. Two-time Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall and three-time Pro Bowl selection Matt Hasselbeck say they will donate the...
May 17, 2017
Life jacket loaner stations opening soon
EDMONTON- The Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories will have 23 lifejacket loaner stations opening this year. They are currently located in 16 provincial and 2 territorial parks, inclu...
May 17, 2017
Family ties: Move to Winnipeg gives Bombers' Harris chance to be a full-time dad
WINNIPEG - Little girls often don’t like to share daddy-daughter time, but that's not the case when Andrew Harris is out with nine-year-old Hazel. When fans come up to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ...
May 17, 2017
Toronto Islands closed to general public due to high water levels
TORONTO - The City of Toronto says high water levels in Lake Ontario have forced it to limit services and force closures on one of its most popular summer visitor destinations. It says water levels ha...
May 17, 2017
Dog found dead in Newfoundland saltwater pond, legs tied with twine
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - A dog has been found dead, its legs wrapped by twine, in a Newfoundland pond. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a resident found the dog’s remains in a saltwa...
May 17, 2017
Florida woman finds iguana in toilet bowl, calls 911
MIAMI - What did a South Florida woman do when she lifted the lid on her toilet and found an iguana inside? She closed it again and called 911. Lt. Scott Mullin of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Venom...
May 17, 2017
AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps ...
May 17, 2017
'Living memorial': Putting Kennedy back into Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON - Trivia question: Where is the memorial to President John F. Kennedy in Washington? If you said the Kennedy Center - not just the bronze bust of Kennedy inside but the entire building and ...
May 17, 2017