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Congress' inaction endangers black lung fund
COEBURN, Va. - Former coal miner John Robinson’s bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of in...
Mar 19, 2019
RCMP say disappearance of B.C. cowboy Ben Tyner 'may involve criminality'
SURREY, B.C. - The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says members of the southea...
Mar 19, 2019
Tyler Perry steps in to help 4 children of slain single mom
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Less than a day after the family of a slain single mother of four launched a fundraising appeal, actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has lent his support. News outlets report Perry offer...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at five political leaders who will campaign in Alberta's spring election
EDMONTON - Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16. Here’s a look at the leaders of the five parties that currently hold seats in the legislature: Derek Fildebrandt, Fr...
Mar 19, 2019
Pregnant asylum seeker rescued from snow trying to cross Manitoba border
WINNIPEG - A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour. Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carl...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at Alberta's elections since the province was created in 1905
EDMONTON - A chronology of Alberta elections: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of an immigrant farmer from Scotland, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett’s Co...
Mar 19, 2019
Rocky crews rescue man and dog on Pinto Lake
Rocky Mountain House RCMP are reminding back country enthusiasts to be adequately prepared for their excursions and to preferably have a locating device in the event a rescue is required. On Mar. 13, ...
Mar 19, 2019
York 9 FC to play inaugural Canadian Premier League season at York Lions Stadium
TORONTO - York 9 FC has confirmed it will play its inaugural Canadian Premier League season at York Lions Stadium. The club says the north end of the York University venue will feature a multi-tiered ...
Mar 19, 2019
AP source: Trout, Angels close to record $432M, 12-year deal
Mike Trout is on the verge of becoming baseball’s first half-billion dollar man. Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the ...
Mar 19, 2019
Kenney ready to run for premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney finally gets his title shot. It's not a chance the former federal Conservative cabinet minister saw coming until he put together a plan in the summer ...
Mar 19, 2019