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Some Trump allies starting to worry about investigations
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s intensifying legal troubles are unnerving some of his fellow Republicans. Despite his brash stance, they believe the turmoil has left him increasingly vulne...
Dec 10, 2018
Chinese court bans some iPhones over Qualcomm dispute
NEW YORK - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm says it’s won an order in a Chinese court banning some Apple phones in China as part of a long-running dispute over patents. Qualcomm said Monday that the Fuzh...
Dec 10, 2018
Goodyear halts tire production in Venezuela as economy slips
VALENCIA, Venezuela - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is halting production in Venezuela, making it the latest international corporation to abandon a South American nation in economic crisis, officials...
Dec 10, 2018
Gas station customers help Mountie arrest suspect in Penhold
An RCMP officer on patrol in Penhold received some help in apprehending a stolen vehicle suspect. At about 7:30 a.m. Friday a lone Innisfail RCMP member observed a vehicle parked at the Esso gas stati...
Dec 10, 2018
Sebastian Giovinco, Jonathan Osorio and Adriana Leon up for top CONCACAF awards
Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco and Jonathan Osorio are up for CONCACAF male player of the year while Seattle Reign forward Adriana Leon, like Osorio a Canadian international, is nominated for t...
Dec 10, 2018
Autopsy shows two Edmonton children stabbed; father of one of the girls charged
EDMONTON - The medical examiner’s office says two children who were found dead in an Edmonton apartment last week were stabbed. Ashton Brian Lafleche, 29, was charged Thursday and appeared in co...
Dec 10, 2018
Vegas Knights' Marchessault plans to demolish $2-million property he just bought
MONTREAL - Jonathan Marchessault of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights has paid $2-million for a lakefront house near his Quebec City hometown with the goal of tearing it down. According to Quebec r...
Dec 10, 2018
Recreation and Culture Grants program increasing in Lacombe
Organizations planning on applying for a recreation or culture grant in the City of Lacombe next year will now have a little more funding to draw from. The City of Lacombe has announced that funding f...
Dec 10, 2018
Crown wraps up case against suspect in Calgary Stampeder shooting
CALGARY - The prosecution has wrapped up its case against the man accused of fatally shooting a member of the Calgary Stampeders two years ago. The Crown called four witnesses Monday in the second-deg...
Dec 10, 2018
Forest companies heading for China without B.C. government officials
VICTORIA - Forest industry leaders from British Columbia are continuing a trade mission to China without provincial government officials, who are cutting short the trip to Asia as a court case involvi...
Dec 10, 2018