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TSB chair says agency wants answers in deadly Ukraine airline crash
OTTAWA - Canadian air-crash investigators are being given access to the wreckage and have been tapped to help unlock the contents of the data recorders from a Ukraine International Airlines plane down...
Jan 15, 2020
Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein's rape trial
NEW YORK - Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she'd be able to "keep an open mind on the ...
Jan 15, 2020
Avenatti arrested for new alleged crimes while on bail
LOS ANGELES - Michael Avenatti, the brash former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested for allegedly violating bail by committing numerous financial crimes to conceal assets from ...
Jan 15, 2020
Thunder Country trampoline athletes score medals at Alberta Cup
A total of 15 medals were handed out to gymnasts from Red Deer's Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club at the First Alberta Cup this past weekend in Calgary.The event ran January 11 and 12 wi...
Jan 15, 2020 (Photos: Submitted)
Canada junior star Lafreniere first among draft-eligible North American skaters
NEW YORK - Alexis Lafreniere, who was named most valuable player of the 2020 world junior hockey championship after helping Canada capture a gold medal, is the top North American skater in the NHL's m...
Jan 15, 2020
Toronto FC teenage forward Jayden Nelson continues to turn heads with Canada
It's been a dizzying ride of late for Jayden Nelson. Last year, the young forward from Brampton, Ont., made his pro debut with Toronto FC 2, turned 17, represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup an...
Jan 15, 2020
Report shows improving snow clearing in Lacombe comes with a cost
Increasing snow clearing efforts is getting further consideration in Lacombe this year.On Monday, council accepted for information a report from administration discussing what it would cost the city t...
Jan 15, 2020 (City of Lacombe)
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...
Jan 15, 2020
Ahead in the clouds: Alibaba plans to change the Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Alibaba's promise to the Olympic family is to bring its technological might to help organizers, broadcasters and fans. The Chinese tech giant's Olympic sponsorship deal is wort...
Jan 15, 2020
Nuclear alert investigation won't be long and drawn out, minister says
TORONTO - An investigation into a mistaken alert warning of an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station will be completed fairly quickly, Ontario's solicitor general said Monday. Sylvia Jo...
Jan 15, 2020