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Netflix apologizes to Lac-Megantic for using rail disaster footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Netflix is apologizing to the people of Lac-Megantic after actual footage of the 2013 rail disaster that devastated the town was used in dramas on the streaming service. The company says it...
Jan 22, 2019
LOCATED: 81 y/o Alvin Carlson of Thorsby
RCMP are pleased to report that Alvin Carlson has been located, and is safe and well.
Jan 22, 2019
Fox News host Bret Baier, family survive motor vehicle crash
Fox News host Bret Baier and his family survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana after the television anchor’s sport-utility vehicle slid on an icy road, collided with a pickup truck and turned...
Jan 22, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign OL Michael Couture to contract extension
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Canadian offensive lineman Michael Couture to a one-year extension Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 295-pound native of Burnaby, B.C., was scheduled to become a free agent ...
Jan 22, 2019
Former southern Alberta teacher sentenced to 30 months in jail
LETHBRIDGE – A former fourth grade teacher who worked at an elementary school in Brocket, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail for making and possessing child pornography. 44-year-old Mark ...
Jan 22, 2019
Kevin Gilmore takes over for Joey Saputo as president of Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo is stepping down as president of the MLS club, handing those duties to Kevin Gilmore. A 54-year-old Saguenay, Que. native, Gilmore has worked in executive roles with ...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada missing Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil for Davis Cup tie in Slovakia
MONTREAL - Canada will be short-handed for a Davis Cup qualifier in Slovakia next month. Milos Raonic is not on the list of players to represent Canada in the clay-court tie Feb. 1-2. The Thornhill, O...
Jan 22, 2019
Italy senator apologizes for tweet citing anti-Semitic text
MILAN - A senator with Italy’s governing 5-Star Movement has apologized for a tweet citing a century-old anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, which he later deleted. Elio Lannutti came under fire aft...
Jan 22, 2019
Zamboni stranded in N.S. ditch takes off as amusing Canadian snapshot
WINDSOR, N.S. - The powerful storm that battered Eastern Canada Monday had an unexpected casualty — a Zamboni found in a ditch near Windsor, Nova Scotia, without a rink in sight. A bemused drive...
Jan 22, 2019
High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The high cou...
Jan 22, 2019