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Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS - A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday. A statement from Wolfe City said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fi...
Oct 08, 2020
Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS - A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday. A statement from Wolfe City said Officer Shaun Lucas, 22, was fi...
Oct 08, 2020
Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadline
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a decision to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots by six days in battleground Wisconsin, in a win for Republicans who have fou...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Wright, d''Arnaud lead Braves to sweep Marlins, reach NLCS
HOUSTON - Rookie Kyle Wright dazzled for six innings in his post-season debut, and the Atlanta Braves rode their superb pitching to beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep and their...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Red Deer adds two more active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has picked up two active cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row, and now sits with a total of seven. The overall number of cases in the city is now 115, which includes 108 recoveries. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle
The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding is g...
Oct 08, 2020
Blackfalds man claims lotto winnings a year later
A year after purchasing his ticket, a Blackfalds man is $250,000 richer thanks to playing the EXTRA on his Lotto 6/49 ticket.Stuart Purvis matched all seven EXTRA numbers on his ticket for the Septemb...
Oct 08, 2020
Senators acquire defenceman Gudbranson from Ducks for fifth-round pick in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Erik Gudbranson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2021 NHL draft. Gudbranson, an Ottawa native, registered nin...
Oct 08, 2020